Lahore, Feb. 18 -- Pakistan men's hockey skipper Ammad Shakeel Butt made serious allegations against the team management and the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PIF) for mismanagement and mental torture of players who were on a tour to Australia for the FIH Men's Pro League 2025-26 Hobart leg.

There were reports that the Pakistani hockey players were left to fend for themselves as they were not able to get proper accomodation in the Aussie land due to PIF's failure to pay bills to the hotel where they were to stay.

Speaking in a press conference at Lahore Airport, Butt confirmed that all these reports were indeed true and players experienced a lot of things not befitting a national-level professional athlete. He questioned the federation on...