The Pakistan hockey squad crossed the Wagah border on Monday to participate in the Asian Champions Trophy which is set to be held in Chennai India from Aug. The national side underwent its final practice session ahead of the tournament here at the National Hockey Stadium in the morning before the afternoon session was cancelled .
The Pakistan contingent was to take a flight from the border city of Amritsar to Chennai . However it was without head coach Shahnaz Sheikh who was still waiting for his Indian visa . Malaysia and hosts India will come into the competition not long after a preparatory tour to Europe and a fournation tournament in Spain respectively .
The tournament will help Pakistan prepare for the upcoming Asian Games . Umar Bhutta their captain is the only seasoned player on the roster with an experience of more than appearances . The remaining players have played a total of only half as many matches .
Pakistan will kick off their tournament against Malaysia on Aug. 27-Aug. 27 . Pakistan vs Malaysia and the hosts India on August 28-31 . The team will play each other in a series of friendly matches against each other on August 27-31-28-29-28 . The final match will take place on August 29-30-29.
August 28 . The match is scheduled to take place at the International Hockey Federation of the World Cup in the Netherlands on August 31-31. August 29. The tournament is scheduled for September 28-30. The final is set for September 29-29 . The Asian Hockey Federation for the Asian Hockey federation of the Asian Games for the first time.
The International Hockey Association of the European Championships of the Asia Championships of this year’s September 28. The Asian Games of the International Champions Trophy of the year.
