India-Pakistan Hockey Series for Jr. & Srs.
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Karachi, Oct 5 (PTI) Pakistan and Indian Hockey Federations have reached an agreement to revive bilateral test series of their junior and senior teams in November and December.
Pakistan Hockey Federation Secretary Asif Bajwa said the Indian junior team will visit Pakistan next month to play five tests while their senior team will come in December for six matches.
“The final dates and venues would be confirmed by the end of this month. Then our teams will pay return visits to India for Test series,” he said.
“The idea behind reviving bilateral series is to allow both countries to groom new players and also work on their weaknesses and strengths,” he added.
Bajwa said the public interest in the Indo-Pak hockey matches would also allow both the federations to boost themselves financially.
Pakistan is taking part in a four-nation international tournament involving Germany and Holland in India from January 31 to February 8 in Chandigarh and Jallandhar.
Bajwa said the PHF has started concerted efforts to revive its influential position in the International Hockey Federation and Asian Hockey Federation whose congresses are due to be held in next three months.
“We need to get into the FIH and AHF to convince European teams to tour Pakistan and play international matches,” he said.
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Pakistan and Indian Hockey Federations have reached an agreement OR Pakistan and Hockey Indian have reached an agreement
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Hockey India is a proposal from the FIH which Indian authorities have agreed to from shortly. The India-Pakistan series was decided by the PHF and the hockey adhoc committee of the Indian Olympic Association, which is running the hockey affairs it dissolved the IHF in April this year.
We should not waste our time and money by playing with Pakistan. Better go to Europe or Australia and play with couple of teams and clubs there than playing with Pakistan who has at present limited number of players. The Same Asif Bajwa, when he was the coach did make a statement then – saying it is a waste of time and money to play test matches against India. Now he wants to make sure that teams come and play in Pakistan, for that he wants ties with India and does he targets Indians to be the scapegoat for his selfish motives?
I strongly support your view. it’s ok when both were leading sides. now the two teams hold try to learn from higher ranked teams. even argentina, new zealand is ok. r u sure, bajwa said like that. Then we should not play against pakistan at all.