Despite India's Champions Trophy snub, Pakistan hockey team set for Asia Cup trip to India

India had declined to send its cricket team to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy, citing security concerns. Despite this, the Pakistan hockey team plans to participate in the upcoming Hockey Asia Cup hosted by India.

While the Indian cricket team did not visit Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025, the Pakistan men’s hockey team is set to arrive in India for the Asia Cup in August-September 2025. The Hockey Asia Cup will be played from 29 August to 7 September in the newly-built sports complex in Rajgir, Bihar.

Pakistan men’s hockey team was also in India in 2023 to take part in the Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai.

“Any match between India and Pakistan anywhere in the world is always exciting and good to watch. In 2023 also, when the ACT was held in Chennai, the two teams played a good game. And I expect it to be similar when the two teams face off in Rajgir also for which the fans would come in numbers,” Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey was quoted as saying by Times of India.

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