Twenty-six probables have been directed by the Pakistan Hockey Federation to report

The training camp for the senior hockey team will begin here at Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium on Wednesday without the coach Michel van den Heuvel.

Asif Bajwa, secretary, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) told that  the coach  would join the camp on Friday as now  he is abroad.

Bajwa  refused to  give any comment on Naveed Alam’s press conference  that he had  held here at the National Press Club on Thursday. “I don’t want to talk about any criminal activities,” Bajwa said.
Twenty-six probables have been directed by the Pakistan Hockey Federation to report to Khawaja Muhammad Junaid (camp commandant) at the camp.

The camp is being organised in preparation for 1st Men’s Asian Champions Trophy Tournament to be played in China from September 3 to 11.

The probables include Muhammad Imran, Shakeel Abbasi, Syed Kashif Shah, Imran Butt, Muhammad Rizwan Junior, Waseem Ahmed, Rashid Mehmood, Fareed Ahmed, Muhammad Tousiq, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Khalid, Muhammad Rizwan Sr, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Imran Jr, Abdul Haseem Khan, Imran Shah, Waqas Akbar, Muhammad Umar Bhutta, Muhammad Irfan, Shafqat Rasool, Kashif Javed, Ali Shan, Arslan Qadir, Muhammad Irfan Junior, Mazhar Abbas and Bilal Qadir.
Sohail Abbas and Rehan Butt have not included in the camp as the national selection committee has advised them to take rest.