Hockey India League asks teams not play with Pak

January 15, 2013 13:27

The trouble between India and Pakistan on the Line of Control has spilled on to the sports field as well. A day after the Shiv Sena protested against the participation of Pakistani players in the Hockey India League (HIL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was yesterday planning to shift the Pakistani women's team's world cup matches from Mumbai to Ahmedabad.

The Women's World Cup (WWC) is to be held in Mumbai from January 28. Hockey India League has also insisted that no Pakistani players be chosen in the opening game.
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