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India-Pakistan blockbuster to open Commonwealth Games hockey
Reigning silver medallists India will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in a mouth-watering men\'s hockey contest of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
New Delhi: Reigning silver medallists India will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in a mouth-watering men's hockey contest of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
According to the schedule announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday, Asian champions India are placed in a relatively easy but tricky Pool B along side Pakistan, last edition's bronze medallists England, Malaysia and Wales.
Five-time champions and hosts Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and Scotland feature in Pool A. The Indian men's team will play Pakistan in its first match on April 7, followed by games against Wales (April 8), Malaysia (April 10) and England (April 11).
Meanwhile, the Indian women's team have been clubbed in Pool A, which consists of current silver medallists England, South Africa, Malaysia and Wales. Title holders Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, Canada and Ghana are placed in Pool B of the women's competition.
Indian women will play against Wales on April 5 before it squares off against Malaysia (April 6), followed by England (April 8) and South Africa (April 10). The 11th CWG will be held in Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 14 next year.
