LAHORE: Interna­tional hockey player and Pakistan vice-captain Abu Bakar went through a successful knee surgery in Lahore on Thursday, according to the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).

Abu Bakar suffered a knee injury during a group match against India in the last Asian Champions Tro­phy, and had been appealing to the government of Pakistan and the PHF for his medical treatment.

Though special advisor to Prime Minister Rana Mashood and PHF president Tariq Bugti had promised for Abu Bakar’s treatment, no steps were taken as the player had alleged that both the government and the PHF were responsible for further complications to the injury.

However, Abu Bakar, as per the PHF’s press rele­ase, thanked the federation and said he would undergo rehab in Australia.

Meanwhile, the PHF named probables for the development squad’s training camp ahead of the Hockey League in China, set to be held from Nov 11-21. The camp will start at the National Hockey Stadium here from Friday.

Probables:

Abdullah Ishtiaq, Muneeb-ur-Rehman, Waqar, Sibtain, Immad Shakil, Usama Bashir, Arshad Liaqat, Mohammad Abdullah, Mohammad Sameen, Ali Raza, Roman, Abdul Manan, Umar Mustafa, Abdur Rahman, Afraz, Mohsin Khan, Rao Arslan, Awais Arshad, Daniyal, Sohail Abbas, Abdul Wahab, Ihsan Haider, Danish, Abu Bakar, Tazeem-ul-Hasan, Umair, Wasim akram, Waqas Butt, Faizan, Adeel Lateef, Mohammad Younus, Asad, Nohaiz Zahid Malik.

Published in Dawn, November 1st, 2024