Top Nations Players Part Of World XI Squad
Zeeshan Mehtab Published January 12, 2018 | 03:55 PM
Players from top nations will be a part of the World XI squad to play two-matches against Pakistan's national team
ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Jan, 2018 ) :Players from top nations will be a part of the World XI squad to play two-matches against Pakistan's national team. The World XI and Pakistan teams will play two-matches in Karachi and Lahore on January 19 and 21, respectively, said a press release issued here from Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).
The World XI team includes players from Argentina, Australia, Netherlands, Germany and New Zealand. Australian Grant Schubert who will be a part of the World XI squad has gold medals from all the big title events: Olympics, World Cup and Commonwealth Games.
Similarly, three Dutch players have Olympic as well as European Championship medals. A fourth, the 19 year old Turkstra, played in the 2016 Olympics. Likewise, two Spaniards have Olympic silver and European gold in their trophy cabinet.
Phil Burrows is New Zealand's all-time top field goal scorer. Germany's Benni Wess is double Olympic gold medalist. The other German Justus Scharowsky is a World Cup winner. Pride of Pakistan Sohail Abbas, scorer of the highest number of goals in international hockey, will also play for the World XI. Sohail is still very fit and plays in Pakistan's domestic circuit.
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