Sindh Qalanders

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Sindh Qalanders is the domestic field hockey team for the Sindh in Pakistan. It is part of the Pakistan Hockey Federation. [1]

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References

  1. "Sindh Qalanders | Islamabad post". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-09.