New Delhi, Oct 24: Pakistan has pulled out of the Junior Hockey World Cup to be held in India in November-December, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed to PTI on Friday.

FIH said Pakistan’s replacement team for the November 28-December 28 event, to be held in Chennai and Madurai, will be announced soon.

“We can confirm that the Pakistan Hockey Federation has notified the International Hockey Federation (FIH) that its team initially qualified for the upcoming FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025 won’t participate eventually,” FIH said in a statement released to PTI.

“The team replacing Pakistan for this event will be announced soon,” the statement added.

Pakistan were placed in Group B alongside India, Chile, and Switzerland and it remains to be seen which t

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