Hockey World Cup 2018: Groups & Schedule; Pak Squad Announced

Hockey World Cup 2018

After the conclusion of the two day trials at the National Hockey Stadium, Lahore. An 18 member Pakistan hockey team for the World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India, starting from November 28, has been named.

M.Rizwan Sr. will be the captain of the side with Ammad Shakeel Butt, the vice captain.

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Pakistan Team:

Imran Butt (goal keeper), Mazhar Abbas (goal keeper), M.Irfan Sr, Aleem Bilal, Mubashar Ali, M.Tauseeq Arshad, Tasawwar Abbas, Rashid Mahmood, Ajaz Ahmed, Ammad Shakeel Butt (V.Captain),M.Irfan Jr, M.Rizwan Sr. (Captain), Ali Shan, Faisal Qadir, Abubakr Mahmood, Umar Bhutta, M.Atiq Arshad and Mohammad Zubair

Manager: Hassan Sardar
Head Coach: Tauqeer Dar
Coach: Rehan Butt & Danish Kaleem

Video Analyst: Nadeem Lodhi
Physiotherapist: Waqas Mehmood

The Teams participating, Groups and Schedule is as follows:

Hockey World Cup 2018

For Full schedule visit International Hockey Federation

Notes: Subject to the approval of the FIH any match(es) may be rescheduled to accommodate commercial requirements.

  1. The sequence of matches will be confirmed on completion of the pool matches
  2. The sequence of matches will be confirmed on completion of the cross-over matches
  3. The sequence of matches will be confirmed on completion of the quarter-finals

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