Pakistan vs India Hockey World Cup 2010: Clash Of Rivals

World Cup Hockey is going to start today February 28, 2010, and in the opening day arch rivals India and Pakistan are going to play against each other. This time, the event is going to take place in India and that is why millions of people of these two countries are eagerly waiting for this match.

India vs. Pakistan World Cup Hockey 2010 will start at 20:35 local time India and it will be broadcast in many TV channels right across the world. A few weeks ago, the two countries met with each other in Argentina in Champion’s Challenge Cup.

Zeeshan, who will turn 32 on February 28, is hoping to celebrate his birthday with a victory lap in New Delhi. “It’s our first match and the fact that we are playing India makes it very important. It will be a must-win game for us.”

Zeeshan added: “We play aggressively on the field but outside the arena, I have really close friends in the Indian team like Sandeep Singh, Rajpal Singh, Deepak Thakur and Prabhjot Singh. There is no rivalry once the match is over.”

India will play all their league matches at 8.35 p.m. They come up against Australia on March 2, Spain March 4, England March 6 and South Africa March 8.

The two semi-final matches are scheduled for March 11 and the final is on March 13.