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Asia Cup 2022: Ex-Pakistan gamers slam PHF after crew crashes out, fails to win it to World Cup

Karachi: Erstwhile powerhouse of the sport, Pakistan’s failure to qualify for the boys’s hockey World Cup has created a furore within the nation with mild gamers discovering it “onerous to digest” and calling for heads to roll within the national federation.

Pakistan hockey suffered a crushing blow on Thursday when it lost to Japan 2-3 in its final BallotA match of the continuing Asia Cup.

With India a success 16-0 in opposition to hosts Indonesia, Pakistan crashed out of the event and additionally didn’t qualify for next year’s FIH World Cup to be held within the dual cities of Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.

As soon as the undisputed champions of world hockey, Pakistan has reeled from one disaster to any other and from one disappointment to any other and Thursday’s blow has ended in renewed calls for the sacking of the lengthy-serving president of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Brigadier (retd) Khalid Sajjad Khokar and coach Khawaja Junaid

India gain scored 15 Vs Indonesia, plan Pakistan are out from mountainous four _ #asiacup2022 , earlier Japan beat Pakistan 3-2. #HockeyTwitter

— Rizwan Haider (@razi_haider) Would possibly 26, 2022

Fine to see the young gamers made it into the Clear 4’s.


The categorical event starts now _#asiacup2022 #asiacuphockey @asia_hockey pic.twitter.com/ibD4cg5xXu

— sreejesh p r (@16Sreejesh) Would possibly 26, 2022

Junaid, a mild Olympian has been connected to the national senior and junior teams on a standard foundation since his retirement.

“Right here is extraordinarily onerous to digest that for the second time now we now gain didn’t qualify for the World Cup. Where is our hockey headed now?” mild captain and Olympian Samiullah questioned.

One other mild captain and Olympian, Islahuddin acknowledged it was as soon as heartbreaking that Pakistan has not licensed for the final two Olympics and now its second successive World Cup.

“There was as soon as a time when such mountainous occasions had been incomplete with out Pakistan,” he acknowledged.

Islahuddin’s concerns are understandable brooding about that Pakistan, which is a proud hockey nation with three Olympic gold medals, four World Cup titles and a gargantuan quantity of Asian stage wins, has now gone with out a basic title since 2010 when they received the Asian Video games gold.

Pakistan had excessive hopes of qualifying for the World Cup after drubbing Indonesia 13-0 within the Asia Cup but arch-opponents, India who wished 15 targets to qualify for the Clear 4 stage, overwhelmed their hopes.

Earlier than the continuing Asia Cup, the PHF even sent the crew on a coaching tour of Europe besides appointing Dutchman Siefred Aikman as head coach.

Extinct successfully-known centre forward Hasan Sardar acknowledged other Asian international locations had solid forward whereas Pakistan had been left within the back of resulting from a abominable domestic construction. “One can also never even imagine that Japan can also beat us,” he acknowledged.

The original field does not augur successfully for the sport’s future within the country the least bit with mild stalwarts wondering what’s next for Pakistan hockey.

“We genuinely desire of us to scramble hockey who don’t gain any self curiosity. We desire coaches who are willing to work selflessly and are not there for the day-to-day allowances and international rides,” Samiullah acknowledged.

Olympian Rasheed ul Hasan pointed out that the 2 frequent components for Pakistan hockey’s injurious showings in original years were the PHF president and Khawaja Junaid.

“What gain these two done as but no topic being spherical for so decades now. Khokar has been president for seven years now,” he acknowledged.

“Now we gain constantly measured our hockey strength with India and it hurts to see the Indian crew now surging sooner than us in all departments. I mediate radical steps are required from the authorities to shut this decline,” Pakistan’s most worthwhile captain and coach, Islahuddin acknowledged.

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