India held European champions Holland 2-2 in a hard fought high voltage encounter that marked the first match in the second leg of the Prabhjot Singh four-nation Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament on Wednesday night.

India, who drew the Dutch 4-4 in the first leg, fell back twice but came back strongly to hold their mighty rivals.

Both India and Holland are on eight points from four matches and with two more ties remaining, have almost assured themselves of a title showdown.