Prospects for India-Pakistan hockey series brighten as FIH president retains post.

An India-Pakistan bilateral hockey series may see the light of day soon after Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra from India, edged out Belgian Marc Coudron 63-61 for the post of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in a thrilling contest.

Interestingly, it was Pakistan's vote that proved decisive in Batra's favour and helped him retain his spot. Batra will now retain the post of FIH president till 2024.

With his election as the FIH president for the second consecutive time, the prospects of revival of Pakistan-India bilateral hockey series have become brighter than ever before.

In a press conference after the election results were announced, Batra said he personally favoured the idea of an India-Pakistan series.

'But there is more to it as the respective governments are needed to be on board. I expect that two respective federations would take up the matter in near future,' he said.

FIH Chief Executive Officer Thierry Weil said he would love to see both countries playing regularly against each other. 'That would help hockey grow even further. I think series between the two countries would go a long way in...