Shahbaz Sees Pakistan In Int'l Hockey Festival Final

The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Secretary Shahbaz Ahmed Sr, believes national team will reach in the final of the International Hockey Festival to take place in Melbourne, Australia from November 8 to 12

ISLAMABAD,(APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 06th Nov, 2017 ) :The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Secretary Shahbaz Ahmed Sr, believes national team will reach in the final of the International Hockey Festival to take place in Melbourne, Australia from November 8 to 12.

Talking to APP, he said Pakistan squad is a blend of young and experienced players and hopefully the team will do extremely well in the mega event. Pakistan, hosts Australia, New Zealand and Japan will be competing in the men's event, he said.

Muhammad Irfan Sr will led the team while Umar Bhutta will be his deputy.

The team includes Amjad Ali, Irfan, Abubakr Mahmood, Atif Mushtaq,Hassan Anwar, Ammad Shakeel Butt, Tasawwar Abbas, Rizwan Jr, Arslan Qadir, Shajeeh Ahmed, Shan Irshad, Umar Bhutta, Atiq Arshad, Ajaz Ahmed,Bilal Qadir and Khizer Akhtar.

The team includes five players who have won selection for the National side Khizer Akhtar (Tando Jam, district Hyderabad), Shajeeh Ahmed (Sargodha), Hassan Anwar (Faisalabad), Bilal Qadir (Pir Mahal, district Toba Tek Singh) & Shan Irshad (Sheikhupura).