India and Pakistan are set to
revive their bilateral hockey Test series after four years
with the two national federations agreeing on Thursday to start an
annual series for men and women from this year.
|Last Updated: Mar 11, 2010, 09:31 PM IST|Source: Bureau
New Delhi: India and Pakistan are set to
revive their bilateral hockey Test series after four years
with the two national federations agreeing on Thursday to start an
annual series for men and women from this year.
The series will be for both men and women teams and
junior teams will also be a part of it.
Hockey India and Pakistan Hockey Federation also decided
to start an eight-team -- four from each country -- double leg
sub-continental league to be played in both countries.
"Hockey India and Pakistan Hockey Federation have decided
to conduct an annual bilateral series for both men and women.
This series will be played by the senior and junior national
squads on a home and away basis," a joint HI-PHF release said.
The announcement was made after a meeting HI general
secretary Narinder Batra and his counterpart Asif Bajwa here.
In addition to the Test series, the two federations also
decided to exchange players for their domestic hockey leagues
and will also commence an eight-team double leg
sub-continental league to be played in both countries.
"Four teams from India and Pakistan shall start off," the
release added.
Narinder Batra told reporters that the bilateral series will
start this year and a Memorandum of Understanding will be
signed in a month`s time in Lahore.
The last Indo-Pak hockey Test series, with three matches
in each country, was held in early 2006. Pakistan had won
three matches and India one while two were drawn.
PTI
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