PHF shortlists sixty three budding players

E-Paper | May 03, 2026

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LAHORE: The national selection committee has spotted 63 probables during the 30th National Junior hockey championship, which was held in Bahawalpur from Feb 26 to March 8.

The second phase to scrutinise those budding players will be held on March 26 and 27 at the National Hockey Stadium here.

The national selection committee comprises chief selector Hanif Khan, Arshad Chaudhry and Khalid Bashir.

The spotted players are: Mazhar Abbas, Irfan, Adnan Shakoor, Rana Umair, Amjad Ali, Suleman, Sufian, Kareem Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Osama, Sajid Abbas, Dilber Hussain, Nasir, Arsalan Qadir, Yasir Khan, Ayub Ali, Adnan, Khurram Shahzad, Sultan Amir, Mohsin Sabir, Ali Bhatti, Mohammad Asif, Waseem Abbas, Mudassar, Fahad, Ghulam Abbas, Asif Aslam, Shaheryar Sial, Ali Faraz, Hafiz Zohaib, Shujaat Ali , Hafiz Rizwan, Usman Aslam, Hafiz Umar Sardar, Ali Hassan Munawar, Ahmed Zubair, Asad Hussain Rizvi, Asad, Rizwan, Mohammad Zahid, Sohaib, Arsalan Sherazi, Ammad Butt, Daud Khalid, Kashif Shah, Sohail, Usman Tanveer, Afsar Yaqoob, Mohammad Adnan, Awais-ur-Rehman, Kamran Asif, Waseem, Faisal Qadir, Muazzam, Ali Butt, Bilal Qadir, Zohaib, Ali, Asif Iqbal, Junaid Shah, Bilal, Modat Ali, Taimoor Naeem.

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