Faizal urges brother to regain spot in national team

PETALING JAYA: Forward Faizal Saari has urged his brother Fitri (pic) to pull up his socks and regain his place in the national hockey team.

The 29-year-old Faizal and his midfielder brother, who is two years younger, had been playing together for several years in the national team.Earlier this year, Fitri and Faizal were dropped by previous coach Roelant Oltmans but both were recalled when A. Arulselvaraj took over to prepare a team for the Asian Champions Trophy, which will be held in Bangladesh next year in March.