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The top Hockey players visiting Pakistan for Two matches Series
I’m very happy to be in Pakistan and never forgot the Match at NHS Lahore,
The won against Pakistan in 1998 is one of the best of my career at NHS Lahore. Bovelander
By Adrees Malik
PHF in the leadership of legend Hockey player of the world and Ex Captain of Pakistan Shahbaz Senior (Secretary PHF) is looking for the lasted glory.
Shahbaz senior and his management’s latest effort is to bring back the top most Hockey players of the History in the form of Hockey World XI in Pakistan for Exhibition matches at Karachi 19thJan and Lahore on 21st Jan against Pakistan team.
The Hockey legend of Holland Bovelander is much enthusiastic to play again in Pakistan, and remind the memories (of 1998 historical match at National Hockey Stadium which was witnessed 70 Thousand people in the ground ) with his fans in Pakistan.
“Pakistan is good place to play hockey and I can remember the match played in 1998 at National Hockey Stadium that was one of the best match of my career” Bovelander exclaimed with joy while sharing his memories in an interview.
“My visit to Pakistan is part of my fellow heroes of Pakistan for the betterment of Hockey in the Country, My best wishes with the Shahbaz senior and others i am hoping conduct of these matches will help to lift the Hockey in Pakistan and will also motivate the children’s to play Hockey” Hockey Legend said.
PHF is doing other efforts to lift the national game back in glory and for that purpose lot of changes done in the past year including resent change of Team management.
Pakistan Hockey team is searching for the best positions in upcoming World Cup 2018 and in struggling phase for the qualification of Olympics 2020.
Pakistan was failed in qualification of 2016 Olympics and hardly qualified for the World Cup2018.
Presently Hockey winning drought also affected the pool of players, In Pakistan not more than 3000 players available on senior, junior and pre mature levels which is the biggest challenge in near future for the National game.
Pakistan Team:
Waqar Younas (goal keeper), Adil Rao (goal keeper),
Rizwan Ali, Rehan Butt, Mion Shakeel, Adeel Latif, Junaid Manzoor,Sahzaib Khan, Ghazanfar Ali, Afraz Hakeem,Umair Sattar,Naveed Alam,Amjad Ali,Awais Arshad,Rana Waheed,Ahmad Nadeem,
M Ilyas,Waqar Ali, Zakirullah ,Ibrahim.
Six Standbys have also been named
Akmal Hussain (goal keeper), Ali Raza, Hammad Anjum, Murtaza Yaqoob,
Zahan Butt and Umer Bilal
World XI PLAYERS:
Rob Reckers (Netherlands), Roderick Weusthof (Netherlands), Matthijs Brouwer (Netherlands)
Hiddi Turkstra (Netherlands),Philip Meulenbroek (Netherlands),Phillip Burrows (New Zealand)
Kyle Pontifex (New Zealand),Santi Freixa(Spain),Roc Oliva (Spain),David Alegre (Spain),Grant Schubert (Australia),Benni Wess (Germany),Justus Scharowsky (Germany),Aguistin Bugallo (Argentina),Nahuel Salis (Argentina),Diego Paz (Argentina),Sohail Abbas (Pakistan)
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