The Indian men’s hockey team has been clubbed alongside arch-rivals Pakistan and will play the big-ticket match on September 30 in the Asian Games, while the women’s side has South Korea and Malaysia among others in its pool.

Placed in Group ‘A’, besides Pakistan, the Indian men have Asian Games champion Japan, Bangladesh, Singapore and Uzbekistan against whom they will begin their campaign on September 24, while the women’ side, who are also in Pool ‘A’, will be up against Hong Kong and Singapore besides South Korea and Malaysia.