LAHORE: The national selection committee on Wednesday announced names of 37 probables to appear in the national hockey camp being set up in Islamabad from May 4 for the Asian Games.

The probables are advised to report to camp-commandant and head coach Shahnaz Sheikh.

The Asian Games are being held in Incheon, South Korea in September / October this year.

According to a PHF press release, the players are selected by chief selector Islahuddin Siddiqi, Arshad Ali Chawdhry, Ayaz Mahmood, Khalid Bashir and Musaddiq Hussain along with head coach Shahnaz Sheikh after open trials which were held all over the country from April 22 to 29.

Probables:

Goalkeepers: Imran Shah, Imran Butt, Mazhar Abbas, Adnan Shakoor and Mohammad Iqbal.

Fullbacks: Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Khalid, Abaad Ali, Abdul Sattar, Zahidullah and Asad Aziz.

Halves: M. Rizwan Junior, Mohammad Tousiq, Rashid Mahmood, Fareed Ahmed, Tasawar Abbas, Usman Hanif, Mohammad Sohaib and M. Bilal.

Forwards: Waleed Hameed, Hammad, Ali Hussain, Shafqat Rasool, Abdul Haseem Khan, Ali Shan, Umar Bhutta, M. Rizwan Senior, Mohammad Dilber, Asfand Senior, Liaqat Rasool, Shah Jee, Asfar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shakeel Abbasi, Zeeshan Akram, Arslan Qadir and Khurram Shehzad.

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