JAKARTA: Pakistan Men’s National Hockey Team will fly back to the country on June 3 after participating in the ongoing Hockey Asia Cup 2022.

The Green Shirts finished in the third place in Group A after the arch-rivals India dethroned the side from the second position following a consolidating 16-0 victory over the hosts Indonesia.

India’s astounding effort against Indonesia prevented the Green Shirts from qualifying to the top-four of the Asia Cup and also shattered the side’s hopes of World Cup qualification.

Pakistan Hockey team will now turn their attention toward the upcoming Commonwealth Games, scheduled to kick off on July 28. According to the details, the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) will hold a camp after a gap of two weeks from the team’s arrival.

The head coach of the national hockey Siegfried Aikman, on the other hand, will not accompany the side, on their way back to the country as the Dutch coach opted to spend some time with his family in the Netherlands.

It is pertinent to mention here that the PHF has to send the final list of the selected players to the Pakistan Olympics Association (POA) by May 31 for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

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