The 18-member national squad for the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy has been announced. Umar Bhatta will lead the team. The event will begin on August 3 in Chennai, India.
After the two-day trials for the Asian Champions Trophy hockey in Lahore, the selection committee headed by Chairman Selection Committee Kaleemullah announced the squad.
Umar Bhatta will be the captain and Rana Abdulwaheed Ashraf will be the vice-captain. Akmal Hussain, Abdullah Ishtiaq, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Sufyan Khan, Ehtesham Aslam, Osama Bashir, Aqeel Ahmed, Arshad Liaquat, Muhammad Imad, Abdul Hanan Shahid, Zakaria Hayat, Roman Murtaza Yaqub, Shahzeb Khan, Afraz and Abdul Rahman will be part of the squad.
Seven players have been kept on standby including Ali Raza, Muhammad Baqir, Muhammad Nadeem Khan, Abdul Wahab Waqar Ali, Muhammad Arsalan and Abdul Qayyum.
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