Three-time champions Pakistan withdrew from the tournament over security concerns and were replaced by Bangladesh.
By Hafsa Adil
Pakistan will miss the Asia Cup hockey tournament for the first time in its history due to security concerns as the tournament begins in India on Friday.
The eight-nation tournament is being hosted in Rajgir – a city in India’s northeastern state of Bihar – three months after India and Pakistan returned from the brink of an all-out war on their shared border.
The three-time former champions and one of the founding members of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) have been replaced by Bangladesh in Group B of the upcoming tournament.
