ISLAMABAD: Veteran hockey players of Pakistan and India are all set to be seen in action as the United Kingdom-based Slough hockey club have organized a three-matche series against both the arch-rivals in May.

Talking to APP, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Secretary Shahbaz Ahmed said Slough hockey club Chairman Harjit Sandhu is organizing the matches among the Pak-India veterans players.

“They have laid a new astro-turf in their club and these matches are part of the inauguration,” he said.

The three matches will be played on May 13, 14 and 15. “This is a very good initiative taken by the Slough hockey club,” he said “There would be hardly anybody in this world who doesn’t want to see both the nations play.”

The Pakistan players include Muhammad Atiq, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Khalid, Adnan, Zakir, Akthar Ali, Muhammad Imran, Sharif Muhammad, Hussain Muhammad, Muhammad Saqlain, Rehan Butt, Salman Akbar, Muhammad Arshad.

The prominent among the Indians participating in the matches are Deepak Thakur, Pargat Singh, Yuvraj Walmiki, Harpal Singh, Rajpal, Inderjeet, etc.

Published in Dawn, April 28th, 2016