The door to the national team had been closed to Russell
Mahmud Jimmy on the grounds of age. After two years, that door is set to
reopen.
The new ad hoc
committee of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation has decided to call one of the
greatest playmakers in the history of Bangladesh hockey to the Asian Games
camp. If he can prove his fitness to German coach Peter Gerhard, Jimmy could
appear at his fifth Asian Games.
The 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games was Jimmy’s last assignment
for the nati...