Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2012 [Sohail Abbas named Pakistan captain]

[Azlan Khan]

Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup will be played between 24th May to 3rd June in Malaysia and it will be a massive event for the Hockey Nations as Olympics are coming up and teams will be gearing up for the London 2012 and take this event as a preparation phase to the Olympics. There are 7 teams in the event, with Great Britian being the highest ranked in the World Hockey participating in the event other teams include Malaysia, Pakistan, India, Argentina, South Korea and New Zealand.

Fixtures -

Thursday 24 May 2012

1 18:35 Pakistan vs Argentina
2 20:35 New Zealand vs India
3 22:35 Malaysia vs Korea

Friday 25 May 2012

4 18:35 New Zealand vs Argentina
5 20:35 Great Britain vs Malaysia
6 22:35 Korea vs India

Saturday 26 May 2012

- Rest day.

Sunday 27 May 2012

7 18:35 New Zealand vs Pakistan
8 20:35 Argentina vs Korea
9 22:35 Great Britain vs India

Monday 28 May 2012

10 18:35 Korea vs Pakistan
11 20:35 Great Britain vs Argentina
12 22:35 India vs Malaysia

Tuesday 29 May 2012

- Rest day.

Wednesday 30 May 2012

13 18:35 Argentina vs India
14 20:35 Great Britain vs New Zealand
15 22:35 Pakistan vs Malaysia

Thursday 31 May 2012

16 18:35 Great Britain vs Korea
17 20:35 Pakistan vs India
18 22:35 New Zealand vs Malaysia

Friday 1 June 2012

- Rest day.

Saturday 2 June 2012

19 18:35 New Zealand vs Korea
20 20:35 Great Britain vs Pakistan
21 22:35 Argentina vs Malaysia

Sunday 3 June 2012

22 18:05 5th Placing vs 6th Placing
23 20:35 3rd Placing vs 4th Placing
24 23:05 1st Placing vs 2nd Placing [ Finals ]

[Azlan Khan]

Pakistan Squad -

Sohail Abbas (Captain), Waqas Sharif (Vice-Captain), Imran Butt, Imran Shah, Mohammad Irfan, Kashif Shah, Khalid Bhatti, Fareed Ahmed, Rashid Mehmud, Mohammad Tauseeq, Mohammad Rizwan Junior, Shafqat Rasool, Abdul Haseem Khan, Rizwan Senior, Mohammad Zubair, Umer Bhutta, Shabbir Ahmed and Ali Shaan.

[pakcricketfan]

Sohail Abbas finally gets captain's arm-band KARACHI: World’s leading goal-scorer Sohail Abbas was handed the captain’s arm-band as the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) announced an 18-man squad for the Azlan Shah Cup and the Europe tour ahead of the London Olympics. The penalty corner specialist, who made his international debut in 1998 and has scored 328 goals, will lead the Greenshirts for the first time in the seven-nation Azlan Shah Cup that runs from May 24 to June 3 in Malaysia. Forward Waqas Sharif will assist Abbas as deputy skipper. Pakistan players will then fly to Europe for matches against Holland, Germany and Belgium to fine-tune their skills ahead of the Olympics. The selection committee, headed by Olympian Hanif Khan, announced the squad after trials in Islamabad. While there were hardly any surprises, Khalid Bhatti is the only uncapped player in the squad. Imran Butt and Imran Shah will be the two options as goal-keepers. WSH rebels Abbasi, Butt snubbed The committee also snubbed former captains Shakeel Abbasi and Rehan Butt who are awaiting the PHF disciplinary committee’s decision over their participation in the unauthorised World Series Hockey (WSH). The duo was included in the preliminary squad for the Olympics before they took part in the WSH in India. “We didn’t receive clearance for these players,” the chief selector told The Express Tribune. “We cannot consider them when their case is pending before the disciplinary committee.” Meanwhile, an official of the team management said the duo’s chances of taking part in the Azlan Shah Cup and the Europe tour were slim. “The squad has been finalised,” said team coach Khwaja Junaid. “Their chances are very slim until the PHF decides that it wants them.” Junaid, however, welcomed the appointment of Abbas as captain. “He was a deserving candidate and was the best available option. We’re hoping that he gels the team well.” The coach said the experienced campaigner, who suffered a jaw injury during the Champions Trophy in December last year, was recovering well and has started training. The squad includes: goal-keepers: Imran Butt and Imran Shah, fullbacks: Mohammad Irfan, Kashif Shah, Khalid Bhatti, halfbacks: Sohail Abbas (captain), Fareed Ahmed, Rashid Mehmud, Mohammad Tauseeq, Mohammad Rizwan Junior, forwards: Waqas Sharif (vice-captain), Shafqat Rasool, Abdul Haseem Khan, Rizwan Senior, Mohammad Zubair, Umer Bhutta, Shabbir Ahmed, Ali Shaan

http://tribune.com.pk/story/378401/h...ains-arm-band/

[Fawad2010]

Its our litmus test for London 2012 Olympics, with new captain, Sohail Abbas. This match is the tourney opener.

Match starts at 10:05 AM GMT.

Tough match, good luck boys!

[srkamal]

Where can we see the game?

[pakcricketfan]

Play has just resumed after half-time. Pakistan leading 1-0.

Mohammad Irfan scored for Pakistan in the 33rd minute.

[pakcricketfan]

Another goal for Pakistan!

Sohail Abbas scores! Pakistan 2-0 Argentina

[Azlan Khan]

Pakistan beat Argentina 4-2 in opening match of Azlan Shah Hockey, good start for Green Shirts

[Azlan Khan]

Scores for Pakistan -

Mohammad Irfan 33'
Sohail Abbas 50'
Haseem Khan 65'
Waqas Sharif 69'

[pakcricketfan]

1 goal in the 1st half and 5 in the 2nd. Pakistan scored 2 and then conceded 2 - when something like this happens, Pakistan usually ends up on the losing side at the end. Glad it didn't happen this time!

Haseem Khan and Waqas scored in the last 5 minutes of the match to win it for us. Whattay match! Wish I could watch it

[justarslan]

Congratulations to Pakistan on beating Argentina.

[pakcricketfan]

Korea leading Pakistan 2-0. 2nd half in progress..

[Matini-Pakistan]

Korea beat Pakistan 4-0.

Pakistan play Malaysia on the 30th.

[prakash@raina fan]

1 New Zealand 3 9
2 Argentina 4 6
3 India 4 6
4 Korea 4 4
5 Great Britain 3 4
6 Pakistan 3 3
7 Malaysia 3 2

[asifp]

7-1 in the last two games, looks pretty bad!

[freelance_cricketer]

31 May is the real battle

[talha3]

Pakistan and India both lost today, to Malaysia and Argentina, both by 3-2.

[prakash@raina fan]

Pakistan and India battling out. 10 mins left in first half . Score 0-0

[prakash@raina fan]

India 1- 0 Pakistan . 3 mins left in first Half . Now PC for Pakistan

[prakash@raina fan]

Halftime .India leading 1-0 .

[prakash@raina fan]

Penalty corner India 1- 4 Pakistan

India converted their single PC but Pakistan missed out all their 4 PCs

Pakistan really missing S Abbas here.Have to say Pakistan dominated first half but missed to convert their chances into goal

Pakistan vs India aggression missing

[prakash@raina fan]

India beats Pakistan . Final score 2- 1

[freelance_cricketer]

Originally Posted by freelance_cricketer 31 May is the real battle

We won 2-1.

[justarslan]

Originally Posted by freelance_cricketer We won 2-1.

Two Crap Teams played and less crap team India won against more crap team Pakistan. Congratulation on the win.

[freelance_cricketer]

Doesn't matter how crap, what always matters is who won.

[Sidcricfan]

We won!!

[ahamedirshad123]

So, India beat all the Asian teams in this tournament. After all, we are the Asian Champions (not talking abt asian games)

[freelance_cricketer]

Best in Asia.

[prakash@raina fan]

Today update: Great Britain beats Pak 2-1. Pakistan finished last in the points table with just 3 points . India knocked out of final. India will play either GB or ARG in bronze medal match

[prakash@raina fan]

Worst finish for Pakistan ever in SAS. Pak never finished last, this is the first time.Three times champs and worst finish prior to this was sixth in 2007 where 8 teams played.


Few guys still expecting Olympic medal from this team ?

[ahamedirshad123]

They are missing players like Rehan Butt, Shakeel Abbasi, etc

btw, Ours Final dream over after GB beat Pakistan 2-1

[AZulfi]

lost to Korea 0-4
lost to NZ 1-3
lost to Malaysia 2-3
lost to India 1-2
lost to GB 1-2 today
Don't know how we managed to beat Argentina 4-2

http://www.azlanshahcup.com/index.ph...id=3&Itemid=19

Australia (already practising on the blue turf at the London Olympic Stadium ... now that is preparation and commitment for you) not participating this time otherwise that would have been a major thrashing

[freelance_cricketer]

Originally Posted by prakash@raina fan Today update: Great Britain beats Pak 2-1. Pakistan finished last in the points table with just 3 points . India knocked out of final. India will play either GB or ARG in bronze medal match

Let's win the Bronze.

[ahamedirshad123]

India beat Britain 3-1 to win Azlan Shah bronze.

Our Captain Chetri played four, won four #luckycharm

[prakash@raina fan]

Originally Posted by freelance_cricketer Let's win the Bronze.

yes we did it in style... India beats GB 3-1 in bronze medal play off match.


Good sign ahead of olympics

[prakash@raina fan]

I would say this is India's best performance under Coach Nobbs, India has played many great games, but today everything was in India's control.

Sunil is real future, he was terrific with his stick work throughout this tournament.But his attitude is not so good.

[prakash@raina fan]

[prakash@raina fan]

^^^^^ Seems like Sunil is Virat Kholi of Indian hockey

[Azlan Khan]

Congratulations to New Zealand for winning the Cup !

[freelance_cricketer]

Bronze