HIL again without Pakistani
8 men and 6 women's teams in Ranchi and Rourkela
No Pakistani players
8 men and 6 women’s teams
2 venues for the first 2 editions
The Hockey India federation has decided to only allow foreign players to register from top 15 ranked nations. Very conveniently, neighbours Pakistan are currently ranked 16. So they want us to believe they will not be allowing any Pakistani players in the HIL because of ranking, instead of religion and politics.
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