LAHORE, April 29 Except Wasim Ahmad all the 24 probables of the national training camp appeared on the first day of the two-day trials at the National Hockey Stadium to finalise the squad for the forthcoming Asia Cup.

Wasim has been suffering from hamstring. However, he did some training for about 30 minutes but kept himself away from the trials.

Chief selector Olympian Hasan Sardar said Wasim would appear in the trials on Thursday.
The squad will also be announced on the same day.

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