Rehan, Saqlain team up to restore Pakistan hockey glory

Rehan Butt and Muhammed Saqlain combined to create many a magical moments for Pakistan hockey all through the 2000s.

Uthra Ganesan


Rehan Butt (right) and Muhammed Saqlain. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

As Imran Butt walked out for the training session, a familiar figure was busy writing on the coaching board at the other end of the turf of the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Sunday afternoon. In another corner was another known face, a little weather-beaten with age but with the same piercing eyes that could spot gaps no one else did.