THE national sport continues to suffer. Years of mismanagement have plunged Pakistan hockey into a state of disrepair that has seen not only players go unpaid but the national team unable to fund its participation in international tournaments. Those tournaments do not surpass the FIH Pro League — the competition where the game’s elite feature, a place where Pakistan have long aspired to be. Once the undisputed kings of world hockey, they are now unable to dine with the world’s best.........

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