When asked on the day before the semifinals why India have been better in the second halves of matches at the Asian Champions Trophy in Rajgir, head coach Harendra Singh was guarded in his response. “Sometimes Plan B becomes Plan A, and it’s been working for us. The opponents also have been doing their homework,” he said. He then elaborated, with a chuckle: “Har match mein hum opponents ke goalkeeper ko hero bana rahe hain.” Harendra was being tongue-in-cheek as he thought India’s finishing could be better than shooting at the goalkeepers hurriedly. But sure enough, a day later, Japan’s goalkeeper Yu Kudo emerged as the (nearly) hero in the semifinal in Rajgir. Navneet Kaur (48′) and Lalremsiami (56′) were on target as India set up a title showdown against China on Wednesday. Kudo was playing like a character in a Japanese anime, who seemed to possess the superpower to read where Indian forwards were targeting. She saved with her pads closed, she saved with her stick stretched upwards, and she saved with her outstretched …