Pakistan is to face Japan today in 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia, local media reported on Friday.
Pakistan has lost four games and won one in the tournament so far. The greens stand at number six in the points table with three points. Whereas Japan is bottoming the table with no point as the team has lost all five matches.
Earlier, Pakistan was beaten by India by five to one on Tuesday.
Players have accused Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) in the past of not considering merit as a measure for selection.
Following are the squads for today’s clash:
Pakistan
Goalkeepers: Mazhar Abbas, Imran Butt
Forwards: Muhammad Azfar Yaqoob, Muhammad Waqas Sharif, Muhammad Kashif Ali, Muhammad Dilber, Muhammad Rizwan Senior, Shafqat Rasool, Ali Shan, Muhammad Umar Bhutta
Defenders: Muhammad Irfan (C), Syed Kashif Shah, Muhammad Imran
Midfielders: Muhammad Toseeq Arshad, Muhammad Rizwan junior, Fareed Ahmed, Rashid Mahmood, Ammad Shakeel Butt
Japan
Goalkeepers: Akiyo Saito, Takashi Yoshikawa,
Forwards: Hiroki Sakamoto, Kenta Tanaka, Koshi Yamasaki, Kentaro Fukuda, Akihiro Watanabe
Defenders: Koji Kayukawa, Manabu Yamashita, Kenji Kitazato, Hirotaka Zendana, Shota Yamada
Midfielders: Suguru Hoshi, Seren Tanaka, Hiromasa Ochiai, Takuya Kinoshita, Kazuma Murata, Tsubasa Yamamizu
