BHF asked to look into Jimmy's exclusion

Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) has invited around 60 players to go through Cooper Test, a fitness test, without experienced forward Rasel Mahmud Jimmy ahead of the preparation camp for upcoming AHF Cup in Indonesia.

The game's local governing body has cited Jimmy's age (38) as the lone reason behind his exclusion, which was covered widely in media. The media reports drew attention of the National Sports Council (NSC), country's sports governing body, which asked the BHF executive committee officially on Monday to look into the matter.

"The committee will sit in a meeting to discuss the matter and inform the NSC about the matter," BHF general secretary Lt Col (Rtd) Riazul Hasan told The Daily Star.

The Cooper Test is scheduled to take place on February 20 under the guidance of head coach Mamun Ur Rashid.