PHF named 22- member Squad for Champions Trophy
Pakistan Hockey federation has selected twenty-two members hockey team for the Champions Trophy which is schedule to be held at Breda, The Netherlands from June 23 to July 1.
The trio comprising Tazeem-ul-Hasan, Faisal Qadir and Ateeq Arshad were shown the door as the selectors announced an extended 22-member Pakistan hockey squad for the 37th Champions Trophy, to be held at Breda, The Netherlands from June 23 to July 1.
The team leaves for Amsterdam on Sunday (2nd June), three weeks ahead of the competition, where it plays five practice matches before finalising the 18 players for the event.The purpose of sending four extra players is aimed at preparing a winning combination for the Jakarta Asian Games which is our main target.
Pakistan has won the Champions Trophy 3 times, with their last victory coming in 1994 as they beat Germany in the final.
Following are the team members:
Imran Butt, MazharAbbas, Amjad Ali (goal-keepers), Irfan Sr, Mubbashir Ali, Aleem Bilal, AmmadShekeel Butt (vice-captain), Touseeq Arshad, Rashid Ali, Tasawwar Abbas, RizwanJr, Abu Bakar Mahmood, Irfan Jr, Arsalan Qadir, Umer Bhuttta, Rizwan Sr (captain),Shafqat Rasool, Ali Shan, Azfar Yaqoob, Aijaz, Rana Suhail and Dilber.
Officials: Hasan Sardar(manager), Roelant Oltmans (head coach), Rehan Butt, M. Saqlain (coaches),Daniel Berry (physical trainer).
