The national defender Baljit Singh Charun is the lone Punjabi warrior in Malaysia's Hockey team.
He represented Malaysia at the International Festival of Hockey at Melbourne held between November 23 - 30, 2016.
The Kookaburras have won this tournament defeating New Zealand in the final 3 – 1.
India defeated Malaysia 4 -1 to take out third position, with goals from Rupinder Pal Singh, Raghunath Vokkaliga, Talwinder Singh and Akashdeep Singh.
The Kookaburras and India now head to Bendigo for a two-game test which takes place on Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 November.