With the rise in popularity of the Hockey Fives, there are apprehensions that it will take place in the traditional format of the 11-player format, but the FIH, the global operator of the game, assured that it will not have to give priority to the shortest format over the traditional style of the game. He, however, has said that the format is like a "fantastic story of development" of the game. In this format, both the teams have 5-5 players in the field and the match is being played in two half of 10 minutes each. The shape of the field of which is also going to be from the regular hockey field.

After the success of the Indian men's team in this format of the game at Lausanne, the Indian hockey fraternity also feels that the shorter format will attract the youth. International Hockey Federation (FIH) Chief Executive Officer Thierry Well has said that hockey fives have started being combined with the traditional format to make the sport more popular.

Well has said that hockey fives is another option in the traditional format of the game. We are looking to increase the popularity of hockey and the Hockey Fives in which we are going to help. "We are hopeful that the hockey fives are going to benefit the game immensely in the years to come. We will not, however, allow hockey fives to dominate at the expense of the traditional format of the game. We'll never let that happen.

Neeraj Chopra to lead so many athletics teams in Commonwealth Games

Chennaiyin FC signs agreement with Mohammed Rafiq

Pakistan Cricket Board was shocked by Jay Shah's statement, going to take a big step