Hockey juniors join Pakistan training camp

Preparations for Super Series, Asian Champions Trophy in full swing: Zaman.

KARACHI: As many as 18 national junior players joined the senior probables yesterday at the training camp for the upcoming assignments in Australia and Japan.

The Pakistan Hockey Federation team management included all the members of the junior team that recently participated in the Sultan of Johor Cup junior event in Malaysia.

According to camp commandant Tahir Zaman, all the junior players reported to the camp that started in Lahore last week.

“The camp is underway in full swing and three sessions are being held daily,” Zaman told The Express Tribune.

Pakistan will feature in the Nine-a-side International Super Series in Perth, Australia from October 17-25 besides playing a few Tests against the home side and Argentina.

The greenshirts will then defend their Asian Champions Trophy in Kakamigahara, Japan starting November 1. The final squad will be named next week.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 4^th, 2013.

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