KUALA LUMPUR, The national junior men's hockey squad will go on a tour of Brisbane in Australia from July 24 to Aug 6 in preparation for two tournaments taking place this year, the annual Sultan of Johor Cup and the 2024 Junior Asia Cup in China.Team manager S. Ganesan said he hoped that the players selected to participate in the Australian Brisbane Tour Series can make the most of the opportunity, besides gaining as much valuable experience as possible to strengthen their game for the future.'After the player selection session that was held recently, the Brisbane Tour Series is the first step to prepare this team that will face two tournaments, namely the Sultan of Johor Cup in October and the Junior Asia Cup in December (to qualify for the 2025 Junior World Cup). I hope that every player who is trusted by the team will take this opportunity as best as possible.'The players need to prove why they should remain in the team. The coaching line up will continue to evaluate each player to ensure that they can develop as quickly as possible as individuals and form the best team understanding with each other,' he said in a statement issued by the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) today.In the meantime, MHC said a total of six matches have been arranged, involving four matches against the Australian Under-21 national team and two matches against the Queensland Hockey Club at the Queensland state hockey centre.According to the hockey governing body, the line-up of players guided by coach I. Vikneswaran will leave for Brisbane on Wednesday (July 24).The following is the list of the 26 players of the National Men's Junior Squad participating in the Brisbane Australia Tour Series from July 24 to Aug 6, 2024.NoNamePosition1Mohamad Rafaizul Mohamad SainiGoalkeeper2Muhammad Danish Afnan Mohd FaizalGoalkeeper3Khairul Amirin Mohd Kamarul AzlanGoalkeeper4Andywalfian JefffryriusDefence5Muhammad Nabil Irfan Mohd YusofDefence6Samrin AsriDefence7Mohamad Nor Syakir HafizD efence8Muhd Alief Adha AkhbarDefence9Muhammad Zamarul Hazim Ahmad ZamriDefence10Muhammad Hafiezuddin Mohd AliDefence11Muhammad Danish Danial Abd WahabMidfield12Muhammad Addy Jazmi JamlusMidfield13Muhammad Khairul NorizamMidfield14Muhammad Handzalah Abdul HadiMidfield15Disairul Fazrien Muhammad NazrienMidfield16Mohd Adam Ashraf Mohd JohariMidfield17Wan Arif Faizuddin Wan AzmeerMidfield18Mohammad Harris Iskandar OsmanForward19Che Nur Aqirullah Che Mohd Khaurulzi AnwarForward20Muhammad Danish Aiman Khairil AnwarForward21Sriraam VikneswaranForward22Mohamad Khairil Hakimi ZainolForward23Ekram Aidilfikri SapriForward24Yashvindraa SingaravadivelForward25Addit AbdullahForward26Naaveennash Panicker ThevendranForwardSource: BERNAMA News Agency
- September 4, 2026
