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| Management and selection body dissolved
F.P. Report
NEW DELHI: Admitting their poor performance in the FIH World Cup, all players of the national hockey team announced their retirement from the game here on Thursday.
Captain Zeeshan Ashraf said that he and his boys apologise with the nation on the team’s dismal performance in the World Cup.
He said that never in the history of Pakistan, such disappointing performance was displayed and the whole team is sad on Thursday’s defeat. This is why all the players have decided to quit hockey.
Zeeshan said that the players did not make this decision under any pressure but they did it only due to their poor performance.
Meanwhile, President of Pakistan Hockey Federation Qasim Zia,in the backdrop of Pakistan's shameful 12th finish in World Hockey Cup has dissolved the team management and national selection committee.
"It was the worst ever showing of the team in the Cup and the decision has been taken to better the sagging fortunes of hockey ", said a spokesman of PHF. Pakistan suffered the agony to finish with a wooden spoon when little known Canada beat the green shirts in a classification match for the 11th and 12th.
Team management comprises Manager Muhammad Asif Bajwa, Coach Shahid Ali Khan and Assistant Coach Shafqat Malik, while Selection Committee members are Chief Selector Hassan Sardar, Rana Mujahid Ali, Khalid Bashir, Farhat Khan and Muhammad Shafiq.
Meanwhile President,PHF said that after the arrival of the team back home, PHF will call its executive board meeting and also hold an inquiry to probe into dismal performance of the team.
"Bajwa who was the team manager will continue as Secretary PHF",said Qasim Zia.
Hasan Sardar resigns: Hasan Sardar Thursday resigned from his post following Pakistan's worst-ever 12th spot in the World Cup.
"It was not in my wildest dream that Pakistan team would finish so low and I am deeply hurt and, therefore, resigning from my position", he said.
"Believe me this team was not that bad to finish at 12th spot. Senior players, Waseem, Rehan Butt, Sohail Abbas and Salman Akber really let us badly down," he said in a highly disappointing tone.
Hasan Sardar said he did not see any future for these senior players in Pakistan team.
"Our schemer Waseem failed miserably and that was instrumental in our going so low. Two bad games against India and South Africa proved a disaster for us," he said. |
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