#What a day!! On the bday of Mahatma Gandhi & Lal Bahadur Shastri,south Asian giants 2 times champion in 1966 & 1998 India & 8 times winners defending champion Pakistan will play mens Hockey final in Incheon,South Korea today after 32 years.Last time both played final in 1982 Delhi Asiad when Pak won by 7-1. Some facts about these 2 arch rival nations in all major Hockey tournament- 1.Olympic(Hockey included in 1908) Gold-India 8(Highest) & Pakistan 3 2 Asian Games(Hockey included in 1958) Gold-India 2 & Pakistan 8(Highest) 3.World cup hockey(started in 1971)-India 1(1975) & Pakistan 4(Highest) 4.Champions Trophy(started in 1978)-India 0 & Pakistan(3) {{Highest Australia(13)}} 5.Hockey Asia cup(started in 1982)-India 2 & Pakistan 3 {{Highest South Korea(4)}} 6.Sultan Azlan Shah cup(started in 1983)-India 5 & Pakistan 3 {{Highest-Australia 8}} 6.CWG(Hockey included in 1998)Gold- Both 0 (Highest -Australia 5 out of 5 beating twice India & once Pak in the final). 7.Asian Hockey Championship Trophy(started in 2011)-India 1 & Pakistan 2. 7.India & Pakistan played 159 matches till now.India won 53 & Pak won 78. Like the past,it will be surely an electrifying final match.All the best India.#@
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 06:22:03 +0000
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