Ammad Shakeel Butt will lead the 18-member Pakistan squad within the upcoming Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup, set to be held in Malaysia on Could 4.
Head coach Roelant Oltmans introduced the squad on Sunday, mentioned a press release. “He has been given all of the powers to determine on the number of the Pakistan nationwide squad until the time the federal government decides on the destiny of the Pakistan Hockey Federation.”
He chosen the ultimate travelling squad in coordination with Deputy Director Normal of Pakistan Sports activities Board Shahidul Islam and a consultant of the Pakistan Olympic Affiliation Manzoorul Hassan.
Round 44 gamers together with 10 from the Karachi camp additionally attended trials which had been carried out in numerous periods on the Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium in Islamabad.
Ammad Shakeel Butt has been appointed because the captain of the nationwide hockey workforce whereas Abu Bakar will help Ammad as vice-captain. Seven reserve gamers have been additionally included within the squad.
Different gamers embrace Abdullah, Muneebur Rehman, Osama Bashir, Ehtsham, M Abdullah, Sufyan, Salman Razzak, Arshad Liaquat, Moin Shakeel, Zakaria Hayat, Murtaza Yaqoob, Ghazanfar Ali, Abdul Rehman Senior, Hunain Shahid, Rana Waheed and Ijaz Ahmed.
Oltmans mentioned that he tried to arrange the very best workforce by wanting on the accessible expertise. “Our goal is the Nations Hockey Cup,” he mentioned and added that after the Azlan Shah Cup, the workforce for the Nations Cup could be modified.
“We aren’t nervous in regards to the outcomes of the Azlan Shah Cup. We now have to arrange a greater workforce, if the gamers present good outcomes, then we will win the occasion.”
