Head Coach pakistan hockey team mr akhtar rasool sacked senior player and ex skipper of Pakistan Hockey team shakeel abbasi on violation of discipline. Akhtar Rasool justified his decission as “fasting is religious obligation but Allah gave us an alternative option for it in case of necessity of the time but if you missed the chance to score goal there were no alternative for it” in a statement to media after removing shakeel abbasi from Asia cup hockey training camp at national hockey stadium Lahore.

while PHF secretary Mr Asif Bajwa said “the rule to perform fasting after Asia cup was imposed with players consent because we all very much keen for Asia Cup victory which go through Pakistan hockey team into the 2014 world cup”. the PHF looking this matter with keen interest and will review the decision if necessary he added. Shakeel abbasi who is the senior player of Pakistan Hockey team and ex skipper was missed a stroke in quarter final against south Korea in world hockey league match held in Malaysia last month. Due to this Pakistan Hockey team missed the chance to qualify for the world cup 2014 and now need Gold medal in Asia Cup to qualify.