The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has agreed to a combined request from Doordarshan and the Indian Hockey Federation for a late reschedule of the Sahara Champions Trophy, which will be held in Chennai from December 10 to 18.
Doordarshan had requested that India's matches be rescheduled to 1830 IST in order to screen the games live on its nationwide terrestrial channel.
Delayed highlights of other nations matches will also be screened the following morning on its satellite channel, DD Sports.
In a statement, the FIH said, "In order to keep the match programme as equitable as possible and to guarantee all teams the required amount of rest between matches, the FIH has been required to completely reschedule all matches, details below.
"Though some of the teams will now be required to play a greater number of matches earlier in the day, normal weather conditions in Chennai at this time of year provide relatively little difference in temperature and humidity between the match times."
The revised fixtures:
Date
Match #
IST
GMT
Match
Sat 10 Dec 2005
01
16h30
1100
Germany
vs
Australia
02
18h30
1300
Spain
vs
India
03
20h30
1500
Netherlands
vs
Pakistan
Sun 11 Dec 2005
04
16h30
1100
Australia
vs
Spain
05
18h30
1300
Pakistan
vs
India
06
20h30
1500
Netherlands
vs
Germany
Mon 12 Dec 2005
Rest Day
Tue 13 Dec 2005
07
16h30
1100
Netherlands
vs
Spain
08
18h30
1300
India
vs
Australia
09
20h30
1500
Pakistan
vs
Germany
Wed 14 Dec 2005
10
16h30
1100
Australia
vs
Netherlands
11
18h30
1300
India
vs
Germany
12
20h30
1500
Pakistan
vs
Spain
Thu 15 Dec 2005
Rest Day
Fri 16 Dec 2005
13
16h30
1100
Spain
vs
Germany
14
18h30
1300
India
vs
Netherlands
15
20h30
1500
Pakistan
vs
Australia
Sat 17 Dec 2005
Rest Day
Sun 18 Dec 2005
16
15h00
0930
5th
vs
6th
17
17h30
1200
3rd
vs
4th
18
20h00
1430
1st
vs
2nd
