KARACHI: A 22-member Pakistan hockey team left for the Netherlands here from Quaid-e-Azam international airport in the wee hours of Sunday to compete in the 37th Champions Trophy to be held at Breda from June 23 to July 1. The team are led by Muhammad Rizwan Senior while Ammad Shakeel Butt is his deputy. The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) is sending the greenshirts three weeks ahead of the competition to help them acclimatise besides playing five practice matches. The PHF has picked 22 players for the trip to enable the team management to raise a winning combination for the upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia. Pakistan are among six teams who will feature in the Champions Trophy the other five being hosts Netherlands, Olympic champions Argentina, world champions Australia, Olympic silver medallist Belgium and Asian champions India. Team: Imran Butt, Mazhar Abbas, Amjad Ali (goal-keepers), Irfan Sr, Mubbashir Ali, Aleem Bilal, Ammad Shakeel Butt (vice-captain), Touseeq Arshad, Rashid Ali, Tasawwar Abbas, Rizwan Jr, Abu Bakar Mahmood, Irfan Jr, Arsalan Qadir, Umer Bhuttta, Rizwan Sr (captain), Shafqat Rasool, Ali Shan, Azfar Yaqoob, Aijaz, Rana Suhail and Dilber. Officials: Hasan Sardar (manager), Roelant Oltmans (head coach), Rehan Butt, M. Saqlain (coaches), Daniel Berry (physical trainer). Published in Daily Times, June 4th 2018.