Rookie Najib prepares for baptism of fire in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup


TNB's captain Muhammad Najib Abu Hassan (right) fights for the ball with UniKL's Meor Muhamad Azuan Hasan during their TNB Malaysia Hockey League at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil, August 7, 2015. GLENN GUAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Rookie Muhd Najib Abu Hassan has big shoes to fill when he makes his debut in the seven-nation Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh on Wednesday.

The defender has been selected to replace the experienced Baljit Singh Charun after proving himself in the playing tour to New Zealand last month.

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