Asia Cup Hockey 2025 is to be held in India next month. Suspense has arisen when the Pakistani team participated in this tournament. The Pakistani hockey team does not want to come to India and participate in this tournament. The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has informed the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) that it will be difficult for him to send a team to the Asia Cup hockey tournament.
What did PHF write in the letter?
The Pakistani Hockey Federation has given the reason behind this for security reasons. Pakistan Hockey Federation chief Tariq Bugti said that in the current situation the Pakistani team may have to face security hazards. Therefore, he has hesitated to participate in the tournament.
Tariq Bugti said, ‘We have written a letter to FIH and AHF that in the current situation, playing going to India can be risky for our team. We have informed them that our players are not keen to come to India for the Asia Cup, which is a direct qualifying tournament.
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Tariq Bugti said that now FIH and AHF are responsible for organizing this tournament and decisions about Pakistan’s matches. He said, “We have asked him whether our players will be safe in India and will be able to focus on the tournament.”
Tariq’s statement ridiculous
Tariq Bugti’s statement seems quite ridiculous. Pakistan is a country that shelters terrorists and security concerns are the most in their country. India has hosted big sports tournaments and players from all over the world want to come and play in India. The Pakistan government has not yet made any official statement, but recently a senior government official said that the team will not come to India.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) gave a similar threat before the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Then he refused to send his team to India in the beginning. But later the Pakistani cricket team came to India. It was a different matter that its performance was very poor in that tournament and it could not reach the semi -finals.
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