Expectations from Hockey

Author: Daily Times

Sir: The 14th Hockey World Cup that will start from 28 November, 2018 in India. The fans from our side are expecting a lot from our national hockey team and are also ready to support green shirts.

Pakistan is placed in Group-D bearing teams from Germany, Malaysia and Netherland. Although Pakistan hockey team has recently showed brilliant performance in the Asian hockey Champions Trophy where they shared trophy of the final with arch rival India but the boys from National side will have to do work hard because they to face world class teams in the world cup.

If we look at the previous record of the Pakistani hockey team particularly in the history of hockey world cups, Pakistan has the most successful record. Pakistan has won 4 hockey world cups in the past as no other country team has done so. The last time Pakistan had won hockey world cup in 1994. The fans are hopeful that the National hockey team led by Captain senior Rizwan will perform well in the world cup.

IMTIAZ JUNEJO

Dadu

Published in Daily Times, November 26th 2018.

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