The global tournament kicks off in India where 16 teams are playing in four group matches and then winners will move to quarter-finals, semi-finals leading to final match for the world cup.
The competing teams include Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and Spain.
Four time winner of World Cup Hockey tournament, Pakistan will be hoping to survive the ‘group of death’ before taking on the other teams in the next round.
Earlier this year, Pakistan shared the glory with India at the Asian Champions Trophy but at the Asian Games and the Commonwealth games failed to win any medal.
Pakistan Team
M Rizwan Senior (captain), Ammad Shakeel Butt (vice-captain), Imran Butt (goalkeeper), Ali Shan, Faisal Qadir, Abubakr Mahmood, Umar Bhutta, Mazhar Abbas (goalkeeper), M Irfan Senior, Aleem Bilal, Rashid Mahmood, Ajaz Ahmed, M Irfan Jr, Mubashar Ali, M Tauseeq Arshad, Tasawwar Abbas, M Atiq Arshad and Mohammad Zubair.
Hasan Sardar is the manager of the squad while Tauqeer Dar is the head coach.
Pakistan has won the biggest hockey event four times in 1971, 1978, 1982 and 1994, more than any other side.
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