The whole teaching workers of Pakistan males’s hockey staff was reportedly sacked by nation’s sports activities board-run committee after it failed attain the semi-final of the recently-concluded Asian Champions Trophy in India.
Pakistan gamers in motion towards India on the males’s Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai(AP)
Shahnaz Sheikh has been named the top coach however the transfer has courted controversy with the particular person in query being part of the Pakistan Sports Board run committee that apparently issued ‘Pink Slips’ to Rehan Butt, Muhammad Saqlain, Haseem Khan and Muhammad Ghafoor, who had been all in Chennai for the Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai.
Shahnaz has been a head coach earlier additionally. He was additionally named as a advisor and was scheduled to journey to Chennai for ACT however Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) could not get hold of a visa for him on time.
PHF insiders knowledgeable that Shahnaz was not pleased with the event and believed the PHF did not do sufficient to make sure he bought the visa on time and travelled with the staff, which completed fifth within the six-team competitors gained by India.
India thrashed Pakistan 4-0 in a league match.
This is why, quickly after the staff returned dwelling, the committee, which included Shahnaz and different former Olympians Akhtar Rasool and Islahuddin Siddiqui, supported the PSB choice to dissolve the PHF.
The new set of coaches, which is able to work with Shahnaz, embody Shakeel Abbasi, Amjad Ali and Dilawar Hussain.
The fascinating half is that with the PSB dissolving the PHF, the hockey circle is mystified by how the PHF introduced the change within the staff administration and appointment of Shahnaz as head coach for the Asian Games.
Meanwhile, the PHF nationwide choice committee, led by Olympian Kaleemullah, introduced 36 probables for the Asian Games. These probables will attend a coaching camp beginning on the Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium in Islamabad on Tuesday.
Probables:
Goalkeepers: Akmal Hussain, Abdullah Ishtiyaq Khan, Waqar, Ali Raza, Abdullah Sheikh. Defenders: Mohammad Abdullah, Arbaz Ahmad, Mohammad Sufyan Khan, Aqeel Ahmed, Mohammad Bilal Aslam. Midfielders: Usama Bashir, Mohammad Murtaza Yaqoob, Arbaz Ayaz, Ahtisham Aslam, Mohammad Baqar, Mohammad Nadeem Khan, Mohammad Imran, Syed Shehbaz Haider
Forwards: Mohammad Imad, Afraz, Roman, Arshad Liaquat, Abdul Qayyum, Abdul Rehman, Waqar Ali, Mohammad Arsalan, Mohammad Umar Bhat, Abdul Hannan Shahid, Mohammad Shahzaib Khan, Abdul Wahab, Zikriya Hayat, Bisharat Ali, Rana Waleed, Hamza Fayaz, Abdul Rehman.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
