Watch Pak vs India Asian Hockey Champions Final Match Live
Pakistan take on historical rivals India in the final of the Men’s Hockey tournament South Asian Games 2016 at the Maulana Md. Tayabullah Hockey Stadium in Guwahati.
The Pakistan Men’s Hockey Team, coached by Rehan Butt, look the clear favourites to win their third South Asian Games title on the trot. They defeated India in the 2006 South Asian Games final in Colombo as well as the 2010 South Asian Games final in Dhaka.
Meanwhile, India have to really muster up all their strength and determination as they set their eyes on another Hockey Gold. While their defensive frailties were exposed against Pakistan in the group game, their attacking frailties were also exposed against Sri Lanka in the following group game. And those areas need to be answered.
In just a few hours we will be abel to find out if Gaganpreet Singh can emulate Ritu Rani from the Indian Women’s Hockey team. She scored thrice to help India thrash Sri Lanka 10-0 in the finals on Thursday.
Mandeep Antil is the captain of the Indian side that features a lot of junior players. While most of the experienced Indian hockey players ply their trade in the ongoing Hockey India League (HIL), India coach Roelant Oltmans had no option but to field a second-string team.
To be honest, India have not been very good in the group stages. While the Indian colts got past Bangladesh with a 4-1 scoreline in their South Asian Games 2016 opener on Feb. 7, they lost 1-2 to Pakistan in the following group game, and made their chances of making it to the final bleak.
However, drag-flicker Gaganpreet Singh continued his exploits in the tournament to inspire India to a 3-0 win against Sri Lanka in the final group game, to make it to the final, and set up a mouthwatering clash with arch-rivals Pakistan.
Where To Watch
South Asian Games 2016 Men’s Hockey final: India vs Pakistan is scheduled to kick off at8 p.m. IST on Friday, Feb. 12.
Viewers in Pakistan can catch the match on Geo Super and PTV Sports.
Viewers in India can catch the match on DD Sports. Radio commentary of the event will be available on AIR FM Gold.
Live streaming options for other countries:
Sri Lanka: MTV Sports.
Bangladesh: Gazi TV.
Afghanistan: Lemar TV.
Nepal: Kantipur Gold.
Geo Super, PTV Sports, NEO Sports, DD National, Willow Tv, LEMAR Tv will telecast live action of Pakistan vs India hockey match.
Team Squads:
Pakistan (From): Mohammad Irfan (Capt), Syed Kashif Shah, Fareed Ahmad (Vice-Capt), Mohammad Aleem Bilal, Tasawar Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Toseeq Arshad, Mohammad Umar Bhutta, Mohammad Kashif Ali Ali Shan, Mohammad Arslan Qadir , Abdul Haseem Khan, Taimoor Malik, Sami Ullah, Awais-ur-Rehman
Stand-byes: Ejaz Ahmed, Mazhar Abbas, Shehar Yar, Abdul Karim Khan, Ali Raza, Zohaib Ashraf
Officials: Shahid Pervez Bhandara (Team Manager), Pervez Aslam Kayani (Assistant Manager), Mohammad Saqlain (Head Coach), Rehan Butt (Coach), Nadeem Ahmad Khan (Assistant Coach), Dr. Atif Bashir (Team Doctor)
India (From): Mandeep Antil (Capt), Vikas Dahiya, Pankaj Rajak, Gaganpreet Singh, Chiyanna A.B., Sukhmanjeet Singh, Nilam Sanjib Xess, Ajitesh Roy (vice-captain), Gurbaj Singh, Manpreet Singh, Mangal Singh Chahal, Vikas Chaudhary, Ajay Yadav, Pradhan Sommanna P, Mohd. Umar, Anup Amarpal Valmiki, P.L. Thimmanna, Gagandeep Singh, Ajit Kumar Pandey.
