Pakistan will face India in the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024 match at Moqi Training Base, Hulunbuir, China today.
The match will start at 12:45 pm. Pakistan Standard Time (PST).
The Green Shirts, ranked 16th in the world, are currently second in the tournament having won two of the four matches they have played so far, where they have scored eleven goals and conceded five in return – the other matches being drawn against Malaysia and South Korea.
Meanwhile, India, currently ranked fifth in the world, are at the top of the points table with 12 points after winning all their four matches.
The neighboring country has won the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy four times — one more than Pakistan’s three titles.
Talking to you The NewsPakistan performance coach Tahir Zaman – who joined the Chinese national team just a day before the tournament began – said the Men in Green will take a tactical approach against big opposition rather than going “all out”. .
“We would prefer to play a tactical game instead of going all-out to beat India,” he said, adding that he hopes to face the neighbors in the final of the tournament.
“The boys have shown tremendous strength and coordination in the last two matches we have won. The team has shown signs of improvement and hopefully things will be much better in the semi-finals where Korea could be our opponent,” Zaman said of the national team. performance of the side.
Earlier in the tournament, the national team secured their first win (2-1) over Japan and followed it up with an impressive 5-1 victory over China to seal their place in the semi-finals.
With South Korea and Malaysia taking on each other and China taking on Japan, the round-robin matches will culminate today, meaning the other two semi-finals will also be decided.
The semi-finals will be held on September 17.
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