Lahore : The training camp of Pakistan under 21 hockey probables for the Sultan of Johor Cup in the Malaysian city of Johor Baru (October 31-November 6)has been in progress in Lahore’s Johar Town, Hockey Stadium under the supervision of the head coach, Tahir Zaman.
Originally 35 boys were selected, who have been going through the training since September 22.
For the final phase of the camp,it has been decided to reduce the number of trainees to 26. Shortlisting has been after the approval of the national chief selector Abdul Rasheed Jr.
The camp will commence again on October 14.
Prior to the camp, these short listed 26 boys will be considered for the 3-Match series between the national junior probables against the national senior probables. These matches are to be played from October 8-10 in Lahore.
Shortlisted Junior Probables:
Goalkeepers:
Ali Raza, Talal Khalid & Muneeb-ur-Rehman
Full backs:
Atif Mushtaq, Hussain Anwar, Mubashar Ali,& Zahidullah
Half Backs:
Abu Bakar Mahmood, Faizan, Junaid Kamal, M.Usman, Tazeemul Hasan, M.Adnan & Ammad Shakeel Butt
Forwards:
Shan Irshad, Azfar Yaqoob, M.Dilber, M.Atiq, Bilal Qadir, Mohsin Sabir, Rana Sohail Riaz, Samiullah, M.Rizwan, M.Naveed, Fahadullah Khan & Umar Hamdi