Sports Encounter Desk:
World record holder penalty corner specialist Sohail Abbas is hoping for better show in Hockey World Cup which is to be started from 28 February at New Delhi. Pakistan to play its first match against arch rivals India on 28. Sohail Abbas is optimistic about team performance and said we will play every match as final and will not repeat our mistakes made in the previous tournaments. He said playing in Champions Challenge Cup was a good experience and we have worked out our weaknesses. We have strong defence and forward line and we are also working hard to overcome our weaknesses in penalty corner and goal keeping. The nation will witness a better performance from us on Indian soil. Place in top 4 is our first target.