The buzz of Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Lahore Qalandar started echoing in the hockey arena as well.
When the trials started in Karachi for the Qalandar Hockey League, players lined up at the KHA ground.
Hundreds of players reached the ground for trials, the Lahore Qalandar team reached the ground under tight security and the cricketers circled the hockey ground.
Hockey players kept making videos with mobile phones, they looked eager for pictures with cricketers, Shaheen Shah Afridi held a hockey stick and donned a hat.
Lahore Qalandar CEO Atif Rana said that more youths have come for the trials than expected, that is the reason why the duration of the trials is being extended by two more days.
He further said that by selecting 50 players from Qalandar League, they will be given scholarship, their game will be improved.
Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani said that it is the responsibility of governments to bring back the golden age of national hockey, but Sindh government stands with Atif Rana as he has stepped forward for a good cause.
Secretary PHF Haider Hussain welcomed the arrival of Lahore Qalandar at the hockey ground and said that after the completion of the Karachi trials, hockey trials will also be held in Lahore, then the teams of Karachi and Lahore will be in action in the Qalandar Hockey League. I will be seen.
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