Three Pak hockey clubs to play in India

Jalandhar, Oct 4 (ANI): Three Pakistani club will be the main attraction of the Surjit Silver Jubilee hockey tournament to be played under floodlights at the Surjit Astro-turf hockey stadium here from October 18 to 25.

According to organising secretary Iqbal Singh Sandhu, three Pakistan teams Javed Hockey Club, Gojra; Crescent Hockey Club, Sialkot and Independent Hockey Club, Sargodha have confirmed their participation in the event, to play directly from the quarter-final stage.

The teams have been recommended by Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), Sandhu said.

Some of the teams in the event are: Last years champions Indian Oil, Mumbai; Punjab & Sind Bank, Delhi; Namdhari XI, Sirsa; Border Security Force, Jalandhar; Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala & Bharat Petroleum. (ANI)