Pakistan’s National Senior & Under 21 Hockey Squads Announced

Lahore(Cliff News)After the 3-match trial series between Pakistan’s national senior probables and the under 21 probables in Lahore from October 8-10, the final lineups of the two sides have been announced.The matches were watched by the national selection committee, comprising Abdul Rasheed Jr (chairman), Farhat Khan, Waseem Feroze and Qasim Khan. Both the sides have engagements in Malaysia.The national team will be appearing in the 4th Asian Champions trophy in Kuanton, the state capital of Pehang, from October 20-30.The under 21 side will be in action at the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Baru, from October 31-November 6.

NATIONAL SENIOR:

GOALKEEPERS: Imran Butt & Amjad Ali
DEFENDERS: Aleem Bilal, Muhammad Irfan & Ammad Shakeel Butt
HALVES: Rashid Mahmood, Tasawar Abbas, Niwaz Ashfaq, Fareed Ahmad, Toseeq Arshad & M. Rizwan Junior
FORWARDS: M. Irfan Junior, Umar Bhutta, Arslan Qadir, Ali Shan, Ejaz Ahmad, M. Rizwan Senior & Abdul Haseem Khan

Manager: Hanif Khan, Head Coach: Khawaja Junaid, Assistant Coach: Ahmad Alam,
Video Analyst: Nadeem Lodhi

NATIONAL JUNIOR (Under 21):

GOALKEEPERS: Ali Raza & Talal Khalid
FULL BACKS: Atif Mushtaq, Hassan Anwar & Mubasshir Ali
HALVES: Ammad Shakeel Butt, Abu Bakar Mahmood, Faizan, Junaid Kamal & Tazeem-ul-Hassan
FORWARDS: Shan Irshad, Azfar Yaqoob, Muhammad Dilber, Muhammad Atiq, Bilal Qadir, Mohsin Sabir,
Rana Suhail Riaz, Sami Ullah, Muhammad Rizwan & Umar Hamdi

Manager: Brigadier (retired) Mukhtar Farani, Head Coach: Tahir Zaman, Assistant Coaches: Zeeshan Ashraf & M.Irfan, Video Analyst: Zahid