Shahril shines the way for Malaysia

Mohamed Shahril Saabah (left) and Mohd Fitri Saari during training before the Champions Challenge I began. Shahril scored two goals against Canada on April 29, 2014, and another two in the quarter-final match against New Zealand. – Bernama Photo

KUANTAN: Mohd Shahril Saabah is fast losing his greenhorn tag in only his second tournament with the national senior hockey team.

Instead, the 20-year-old striker is now very much a marked man after emerging as Malaysia’s top scorer with four goals in the Champions Challenge I tournament.