Pak-India hockey officials ponder to resume series
LAHORE, The officials of Pak-India hockey Federations have showed inclination to resume bilateral series to revive the game in the sub-continent, once known as ‘powerhouse of hockey’.
The proposal came under discussion at a dinner hosted by Indian Olympics Committee Chief, Suresh Kalmadi along with Aslam Khan, Secretary, adhoc committee of Indian hockey federation in the honour of President Pakistan Hockey Federation Mir Zafarullah Jamali and Secretary Muhammad Asif Bajwa in Beijing during the ongoing Olympics, according to the information made available here on Tuesday.
During their informal talks both PHF President and the Secretary discussed with the Indian officials about resuming hockey ties between the two former giants of the game, now a plae shadow of their glittering past.
Both the countries showed keenness in resuming suspended bilateral series to lift the sagging fortunate of the game in their respective countries.
Pakistan, who are playing at the Beijing Olympics currently, are struggling to return in the top echelon while India have already been ousted from the Olympics for the first time in eighty years.
Pak-India played a couple of successful bilateral series in past, with each country playing four to five test matches at different centres.