Waseem Ahmad (

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Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

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field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player and ex-captain of the

Pakistan hockey team The Pakistan men's national field hockey team () represents Pakistan in international field hockey. Having played its first match in 1948, it is administered by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), the governing body for Sport in Pakistan#Fie ...

.Waseem Ahmad (field hockey player) International Hockey Federation
19 January 2010 He belongs to a Jat family (Randhawa). He is regarded as one of the best left-halves in the world, and became the most capped midfielder and most capped player for Pakistan. After announcing his retirement from International hockey at a press conference after Pakistan defeated India 3–2 in the third-place match of the

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Champions Trophy The ICC Champions Trophy, formerly known as the ICC Knock Out Trophy, is an international One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by international men's teams. Inaugurat ...

in Lahore in December 2004, Waseem Ahmad staged a comeback to international hockey in 2006 for the World Cup and retired immediately after the Pakistan team's campaign ended in the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Career

He is regarded as one of the best left-halves in the world, and became the most capped midfielder and most capped player for Pakistan.Waseem Ahmad (field hockey player) ''Dawn''
17 October 2009 After announcing his retirement from International hockey during a press conference held after Pakistan-India third-place match of 26th Champions Trophy in

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

, former Pakistan captain Waseem Ahmad later staged a comeback to international hockey in 2006 for World Cup and retired immediately after Pakistan team campaign in London Olympics 2012.Pakistan record draw against Spain in opener (this newspaper article shows many Waseem Ahmad pictures in game action
''Dawn'', 31 July 2012 Tamgha-e-Imtiaz: He played most number of matches for Pakistan and was awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Award of excellence).

See as well

Pakistan Hockey Federation The Pakistan Hockey Federation () is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Pakistan. It is affiliated with the International Hockey Federation (FIH), Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) and Pakistan Sports Board (PSB). Management posit ...

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