New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- India will start their Hockey Asia Cup 2025 campaign against China on August 29, the fixtures of which was announced by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) on Tuesday. Expectedly, Pakistan withdrew from the tournament due to security reasons after Operation Sindoor, while Oman also pulled out. Bangladesh and Kazakhstan replaced them.

India have been clubbed in Pool A with China, Japan and Kazakhstan while Pool B consists of Korea, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Chinese Taipei. All the matches of the Hockey Asia Cup 2025 will be held at Rajgir Hockey Stadium. The tournament is significant to all the teams as the champions will be awarded a direct entry to the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 in Belgium and the Netherlands.

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