Striker Abdul Haseeb Khan will lead Pakistan hockey team in the World League semi-final round being played from June 15 in London. Umar Bhutta is the vice captain of the team while other members of the team are: Goalkeepers: Amjad Ali & Mazhar Abbas; Defenders/Halfbacks: Nawaz Ashfaq, Aleem Bilal, Abubakr Mahmood, Mohammad Rizwan Jr, Atif Mushtaq, Tasawwar Abbas & Ammad Shakeel Butt; Forwards: Umar Bhutta, M. Irfan Jr, Arslan Qadir, Ali Shan, Mohammad Dilber, Ejaz Ahmed, Abdul Haseem Khan, Azfar Yaqoob & Umair Sarfraz.

In the event, about a dozen hockey teams will be taking part and seven teams will qualify for the World Cup. The league is the qualifying round of the World Cup to be played in 2018.

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