The trials to select the final lineup of the junior hockey team to play test match series against Malaysian and Korean junior hockey teams (from April 4 to 13) will be held at National Hockey Stadium Lahore on Thursday (March 22) at 2.30 pm.
The trials will be observed by the National Selection Committee comprising Abdul Hanif Khan, Arshad Ali Chawdhry and Khalid Bashir.
The training camp of national senior probables preparing for participation in the Tri-Nation Hockey Tournament (India, Malaysia and Pakistan) to be played at National Hockey Stadium Lahore from April 9 to 13 and 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup to be played in Ipoh from May 24 to June 3 on March 25. The Pakistan Hockey Federation has called the team and the officials for the training camp:-
OFFICIALS: Akhtar Rasool Chaudhary (Manager/Head Coach), Mr. K. m. Junaid (Coach), M/s. Shahid Ali Khan & Ajmal Khan Lodhi (Assistant Coaches), Mr. Faiz-ur-Rehman (Physio) and Mr. Nadeem Khan Lodhi (Video-Analyst).
PLAYERS: Imran Butt & Imran Shah (GKs), Sohail Abbas, Kashif Shah, Ihsan Ullah Khan, Muhammad Irfan & Amir Shahzad (Fullbacks), Muhammad Rizwan Junior, Fareed Ahmed, Rashid Mehmood, Muhammad Tousiq and Ammad Shakeel Butt (Halves), Waqas Sharif, Abdul Haseem Khan, Muhammad Rizwan Senior, Muhammad Zubair, Ali Shan, Shafqat Rasool, Muhammad Umar Bhutta and Shabbir Khan (Forwards).
About 4-5 more players from junior string will be included in the camp after approval from national selection committee.
