India faces an epic battle against long-standing arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup Hockey 2022. It is one of the most anticipating matches in this year’s sporting calendar.
Team India are the current Olympic Bronze medallist and are also the defending champion of this competition. They are going to start their campaign against their arch-rivals Pakistan. India team would field an “A” side which will be captained by Birendra Lakra. India will also have the services of veteran player SV Sunil.
Also read: Team India leaves for Jakarta to defend their Asia Cup title
Pakistan on the other hand, Pakistan are coming into this match with some new names in their team. Just like India, Pakistan also won this tournament for three times. Only South Korea has won it 10 times, the most by any team. Pakistan will face Japan and hosts Indonesia in Pool A.
Match Details:
India Hockey Team vs Pakistan Hockey Team
Venue: Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Gelora, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.
Date & Time: Monday 25th May 2022, 5:00 PM IST.
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network & Disney+Hotstar
Head-to-Head:
Total Matches played: 177
India won: 64
Pakistan won: 82
No result: 31
Squads:
India Hockey Team:
Goalkeepers: Pankaj Kumar Rajak, Suraj Karkera
Defenders: Yashdeep Siwach, Abhishek Lakra, Birendra Lakra (c), Manjeet, Dipsan Tirkey
Midfielders: Vishnukant Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Mareeswaren Sakthivel, Sheshe Gowda BM, Simranjeet Singh
Forwards: Pawan Rajbhar, Abharan Sudev, SV Sunil (VC), Uttam Singh, S Karthi
Pakistan Hockey Team:
Goalkeepers: Akmal Hussain, Abdullah Ishtiaq Khan
Defenders: Mubashir Ali, Emad Shakeel Butt, Hamaduddin Anjum, Muhammad Abdullah, Rizwan Ali
Midfielders: Umar Bhatta (c), Ali Shan, Moin Shakeel, Abdul Hanan, Junaid Manzoor, Ghazanfar Ali
Forwards: Abu Bakar Mahmood, Ejaz Ahmed, Rana Abdul Waheed, Muhammad Salman Razzaq, Roman, Afraz, Abdul Hanan Shahid
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