New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his best wishes to all the participating teams in the Asia Cup 2025 Hockey, which will kickstart from Friday in Bihar's Rajgir on National Sports Day (NSD), a celebration of the birth anniversary of Indian hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.

The Asia Cup will kickstart in Rajgir with clashes between Japan and Kazakhstan and India and China on Friday. The final will be played on September 7. The Men in Blue are a prolific presence in the tournament, having won it thrice in 2003, 2007 and 2017 and finishing as runners-up five times. They are featured in Pool A alongside Japan, China and Kazakhstan.

In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Tomorrow, 29th August (which is also National Sports D...