The Pakistan hockey players were in for a shock when the Shiv Sena workers protested at the Bombay Hockey Association (BHA) stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
A series of felicitations, including an invitation from President Pratibha Patil, awaits the Asia Cup winning team.
The Bombay Hockey Association ,in turn, wants help to relocate its own premises within the Churchgate railway station periphery.
The Bombay Hockey Association has been served a notice by the government to vacate their premises by Monday morning
The five-time champions cited lack of players to field a team for the tournament.
Punjab XI from Lahore will be seen in action in the 43rd edition of the premier hockey tournament, commencing at the Mahindra stadium in Mumbai on Monday.
24 teams are in the fray for western India's leading tournament.
'I am a gadha (donkey)! But God has been on my side and I have managed to produce players,' Dronacharya Awardee Merzban Patel tells Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com.
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