Rabo Bank Trophy hockey tourney on Ten Sports

The eight-nation hockey tourney The Rabo Bank Trophy, featuring India, Pakistan and six of the top teams in the world begins at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Holland, from 14 August. Ten Sports will have coverage of the same

India and Pakistan have been drawn together in Pool A. The other teams in fray are the Olympics gold medalists Australia, hosts Netherlands, Champions Trophy winners Spain, England, Germany and Korea.

The tournament starts with England taking on Korea, followed by India’s opening group match against Spain. The final will be played on 21 August. Ten Sports, who recently signed a deal with the International Hockey Federation (FIH ) acquiring exclusive rights of all tournaments under the aegis of the world governing body, will cover every moment of the match live and exclusive.

Germany and Spain are the other two teams in Pool A apart from India and Pakistan. Australia, England, Netherlands and Korea are in Pool B. Apart from live telecast of all the matches, Ten Sports has also made arrangements to show in-depth features and interviews with players and officials.

The schedule is as follows: