To revive and promote Hockey – Pakistan’s national game – PTCL is proud to announce its sponsorship of ‘Hockey Hall of Fame World XI Pakistan Tour’. The tournament is called PTCL Hockey Cup 2018.
During this tournament, two exhibition hockey matches will be played between Pakistan National Hockey team and visiting All-Star Team World XI with renowned international players at Karachi & Lahore.
The 1st exhibition hockey match will be held on January 19, 2018 at Karachi Hockey Stadium, while the 2nd exhibition hockey match will be held on January 21, 2018 at Lahore Hockey Stadium.
Chief Commercial Officer, PTCL, Adnan Shahid, on the occasion said,
PTCL is playing its role in promoting sports in the country and we are humbled with the fact that we are contributing to revive the old glory days of hockey in Pakistan. Visiting of International players is a very positive sign. I am sure that more teams will come to play in Pakistan and this will help to take our national sport to the next level.
This tour will help elevate the sport in the country and open doors for international hockey in Pakistan.
Decision of chief commercial officer to sponsor pakistan team’s jersey for tour of new zealand was a disastrous one. Pakistan has lost all 4 one dayers so far and it could be 5-0 too. He should have known that pakistan always lose in New Zealand on seaming pitches. Pakistani batsmen can only score runs in UAE. So PTCL’s marketing spend on the NZ tour is down the drain:(