KARACHI – Pakistan hockey team comprising 22-man squad on Sunday morning left for Netherlands to participate in the last edition of Champions Trophy 2018.
Team Pakistan will take on India in the opening match on June 23. The mega event will be held at De Bredase Hockey and Bandy Club from June 23 to July 1.
22-man squad will fly to Netherlands for the third and the final phase of training.
Rizwan Sr, Imran, Mazhar, Amjad, Irfan Sr, Mubashir, Aleem, Ammad, Touseeq, Rashid, Tasawar, Rizwan Jr, Abu Bakar, Irfan Jr, Arslan, Umar, Rizwan Sr, Shafqat, Ali Shan, Azfar, Aijaz & Rana Sohail. pic.twitter.com/CIjTmyCAUL— Arsal Chaudhary (@ArsalChaudhary4) June 1, 2018
The next match will be another eye-catching fixture, with home favourites and European champions Netherlands taking on Olympic and Pan American champions Argentina. A sensational opening day of action will be rounded off by the meeting between Australia and Belgium who will meet in what is certain to be a hugely competitive fixture between two of the best attacking sides in the world.
Other schedule highlights include a showdown between European neighbours Netherlands and Belgium on June 24, while a rerun of the 2016 Olympics final between Argentina and Belgium is slated for June 26.
Argentina will be looking to reverse their loss to Australia in December’s Men’s Odisha Hockey World League Final on the last day of the round-robin on June 30.
The Netherlands and India, the champions of Europe and Asia respectively, will clash on June 30.
