New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Indian men's hockey team goalkeeper Suraj Karkera said that while the public will miss the flavour and intensity of a match against arch-rivals Pakistan during the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) Punjab 2026, the Indian team will look to perform to the best of their ability.

Notably, Bangladesh have replaced Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy after the latter withdrew from the six-team continental tournament, scheduled to be held from October 27 to November 5, across two venues in Punjab - the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar and the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali. Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani had last month said that ...