Joint Asian Champions Trophy title holders, India and Pakistan will renew their hockey rivalry in a preliminary round match of the 2021 edition in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Friday, December 17. Notably, both the teams started the men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2021 campaign with a stalemate. While India played out a 2-2 draw against South Korea in their opening match, Pakistan were held to a goalless draw by Japan in their first game of the tournament on Tuesday. Their next match against Malaysia did not work out as the island nation pulled out of the tournament at the last minute.
However, India found some momentum after beating hosts Bangladesh 9-0 on Wednesday. The victory will give them momentum ahead of a crucial clash against the arch-rivals. They cannot rest in this high-octane fixture as the Asian neighbors also boast a rich hockey history, although the sport has recently declined in that country. The last time both the Asian heavyweights played each other was in the league stage of the 2018 edition where India beat Pakistan 3-1.
India are currently at the top with four points and a win would ensure India’s place in the semi-finals of the five-nation tournament. Whereas Pakistan are in fourth place after a goalless draw against Japan.
Asian Champions Trophy 2021 India vs Pakistan: Team News, Injury Updates
There is no news of any casualties so far.
Asian Champions Trophy 2021 2021 India vs Pakistan Team:
India: Krishan Bahadur Pathak (GK), Suraj Karkera (GK), Gurinder Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Neelam Sanjeev Zess, Mandeep Mor, Harmanpreet Singh, Deepson Tirkey, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh (C), Sumit, Rajkumar Pal , Akashdeep Singh, Shamsher Singh, Jaskaran Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Gursahibjit Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh.
Pakistan: Amjad Ali (GK), Ali Mubashar, Muhammad Razzaq, Moeen Shakeel, Abdul Rana, Ali Ghazanfar, Ali Shan, Mazhar Abbas, Muhammad Yacob, Umar Bhutta (Captain), Ammad Butt, Muhammad Hammauddin, Junaid Manzoor, Muhammad Abdullah, Afraz, Ahmed Nadeem, Aijaz Ahmed, Abu Mahmood.
What time will the India vs Pakistan Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2021 match start?
The preliminary match of the Asian Champions Trophy 2021 between India and Pakistan will be held at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The game is scheduled to begin at 03:00 PM IST on Friday, 17th December.
Which TV channel will show India vs Pakistan match?
Star Sports Network holds the broadcast rights for the tournament. it will be shown live Star Sports 1/1 HD, Star Sports 2/2 HD, Star Sports Select 2/Select 2 HD, Disney+ Hotstar and DD Sports.
How can I live stream India vs Pakistan match?
Fans can live stream the action on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
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