When A Hockey Team Is Left To Wash Dishes – What Are We Really Building?
When A Hockey Team Is Left To Wash Dishes – What Are We Really Building? When A Hockey Team Is Left To Wash Dishes – What Are We Really Building? By Amarjeet Singh @ AJ There was a time when Pakistan hockey was feared. Not respected — feared. Four World Cups. Olympic gold. Asian dominance. Skill, artistry, speed. Today, we are reading headlines about unpaid hotel bills, cancelled bookings, players stranded at airports, and athletes washing dishes before stepping onto the field in the FIH Pro League . Pause for a moment. Forget the scoreline. Forget Australia’s dominance. Forget Germany’s structure. Ask a deeper question. How do you expect elite performance from players who don’t even know where they are sleeping? After a 24-hour journey from Lahore, players reportedly stood on the roads in Canberra because hotel bookings were not honoured. Funds were said to be released. Payments were said to be handled. Yet the rooms were not there. What exactly broke d...