ISLAMABAD: Pakistan improved its ranking by one place and attained No 14 slot in the latest FIH ranking released Tuesday. The increased ranking was more due to Pakistan’s promotion to the Pro League and their making it to the finals of the Pro League Qualifying Round.
Netherlands (3376) and Belgium (3225) continue to hold the top two spots, but there are plenty of shake-ups below compared to the start of the year! Germany (3116) are up one spot into third following a successful EuroHockey campaign, followed by Argentina (3022) who are up to fourth after starting the year in eighth spot! Australia (3007) and Spain (2995) are up one spot each in fifth and sixth, followed by England (2864) and India (2845) who suffered the biggest drops, having started the year in third and fifth spots respectively. France (2371) remain in the ninth.
