Pakistan Hockey's Decline Blamed on Weak Domestic Structure, Says Akbar

Hockey is a fast sport played with sticks and a small ball.

Long ago, Pakistan was one of the best hockey teams in the world and won many championships.

Now, Pakistan is not winning as much, and a former player named Salman Akbar explains why.

He says Pakistan never built a strong system to train players at home.

India also had a sad moment when it did not make it to the 2008 Olympics.

After that, India worked very hard to build a better hockey league and training program.

Now India wins lots of medals, including bronze at the Olympics.

India and Pakistan are big rivals, and Pakistan has not beaten India since 2016.

Akbar hopes the next match between them will be exciting and fair.

He also thinks India's young goalkeepers learned a lot from the great player PR Sreejesh.