NEW DELHI, November 4, 2012: Asian All Star goalkeeper
Kumar Subramaniam is among five members of the silver medal-winning 2010 Asian
Games Malaysian hockey team who have signed up for the Hockey India League
Players’ Auction to be held this month in the run up to the six franchise
Hockey India League that will start on 5 January 2013.
The 33-year-old comes with vast international experience,
having played 197 games that include matches in three Asian Games, two
Commonwealth Games and an FIH Champions Trophy tournament. Subramaniam was
given the Asian All Star Award at the Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou , China
The versatile Azlan Misron, 29, comes with even more
experience – having played as many as 269 matches for Malaysia and scoring 40 goals. Like
Subramaniam, he has taken part in three Asian Games, winning bronze in 2002 and
silver in 2010, two Commonwealth Games and the FIH Champions Trophy in 2007.
The 29-year-old forward Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin is another
player who was part of the Asian All Star team in 2010. With 46 goals in 167
matches for Malaysia ,
Tajuddin’s career has been highlighted by the silver medal in the Asian Games
in 2010 and the bronze medal in the Asian Champions Trophy the same year.
The resolute defender Muhammad Raize, 25, is the third Asian
All Star 2010 player who has signed up for the Hockey India League Players’
Auction. With 115 international matches under his belt, he also boasts of the
Asian Games 2010 silver medal and the Asian Champions Trophy 2010 bronze medal
dominating his showcase.
Just 21 years of age, Faizal Saari has already earned the
reputation of being an exciting forward. With as many as 85 caps, he has been a
part of the Malaysian team that won silver in the Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou a month after competing here in the Commonwealth
Games 2010 Delhi .
Top-scorer in the Malaysian Hockey League, he has also played in the Australian
League.
A Hockey India Press release
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