The national selection committee of the Pakistan Hockey Federation on Thursday spotted players for the Junior Asia Cup.
The trials to select final lineup of the U-18 boys hockey team for participation in the U-18 Boys Asia Cup – Singapore/17-26 June 2011 – were held at Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium, Islamabad on May 25 and 26.
They are: Mazhar Abbas (captain) GK, Waseem Abbas, Sultan Amir, Ali Hassan Mansoor, Muhammad Sohaib, Muhammad Bilal Khan, Muhammad Usman Tanveer, Zohaib Ashraf, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Arslan Qadir, Muhammad Asad Bashir, Ali Shan, Muhammad Bilal Qadir, Khurram Shahzad, Hafiz Rizwan Ali, Muhammad Suleman, Muhammad Sufian GK, Muhammad Umair. Two players namely Muhammad Dilbar and Muhammad Adnan Anwar are reserve, for any eventuality.
The national selection committee also named the following players as stand bye:
Adnan Shakoor GK, Amjad Ali GK, Zahid Ullah, Muhammad Adnan, Faisal Qadir, Hafiz Umar Sardar, Abdul Karim Khan, Arslan Sherazi and Zohaib Khan.
After a short break, the next training camp for Junior Asia Cup will be established at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi on June 1.
