Defending champion India is facing Pakistan in the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024. This match between the two teams is taking place in Hulunbuir, China. Both the teams are undefeated in the Asian Champions Trophy so far. But a big incident has happened in this important match. A star player of Pakistan has been injured. This player has suffered a serious injury, due to which he was taken out of the field on a stretcher. This player has returned to international hockey after 2 years in the year 2024.

This Pakistani player got injured

During this big match being played between India and Pakistan, 26-year-old Pakistani player Abu Mahmood got injured.

Abu Mahmood got injured in the 21st minute of the match when he was defending the ball from Indian player Arijit Hundal. During this, Abu Mahmood's right leg got twisted. After this incident, he could not stand and appeared to be in a lot of pain. After this, he was taken out of the field on a stretcher. This incident happened in the second quarter of the match.

Abu Mahmood has been a part of Pakistan's senior hockey team since 2017. Abu Mahmood was born on 10 February 1998 in Faisalabad, Pakistan.

He has been a part of Pakistan's team in many major tournaments. But he was away from international hockey since 2022. He returned to the national team this year. He was a member of the team at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Muscat, where Pakistan missed out on Olympic qualification. His injury is a big setback for Pakistan.

Pakistan scored the first goal

The first goal in this match was scored by Pakistan. In the 7th minute, Pakistan's Ahmed Nadeem surprised everyone by scoring a goal. This was the first time in the tournament that the Indian team fell behind. But Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh made a strong comeback for the team.

In the 13th minute, India equalized by converting a penalty corner into a goal. After this, at the beginning of the second quarter, captain Harmanpreet gave India the lead. In this way, by half time, Team India gained a 2-1 lead in this match.

Both teams made it to the semi-finals

India and Pakistan have already reached the semi-finals of the Asian Champions Trophy. The Indian team has won all its 4 matches. Pakistan, on the other hand, is second after India in the points table after winning 2 out of 4 matches. Apart from India and Pakistan, teams from China, Korea, Japan and Malaysia are also playing in this tournament.