Malak Singh

Malak Singh
Personal information
Born (1992-12-30) 30 December 1992 (age 32)
Sant Nagar, Sirsa district, Haryana, India
Playing position Forward
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2013–2014 India
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place 2013 Ipoh Team

Malak Singh (born 30 December 1992) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward.[1] He hails from Sant Nagar in Sirsa district, Haryana, where he plays for the Namdhari XI hockey team.[2] He was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2013 Men's Hockey Asia Cup in Malaysia.[3]

Singh works with the western zone of Indian Railways[1] and plays for the Railways hockey team in national championships.[4] He also plays for Kalinga Lancers in the Hockey India League (HIL),[5] having been signed up by the franchise in 2015 for US$24,000.[6] He previously played for the Punjab Warriors in HIL with a US$9,000 contract signed in December 2012.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Duggal, Saurabh (8 September 2013). "Indian hockey's newest nursery". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ^ Ganguly, Adit (11 September 2015). "Hockey team from Haryana's Sant Nagar expects players to eat vegetarian food, wear traditional clothes". DNA India. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ "India crushes Oman by 8-0 in Hockey Asia Cup, Mandeep scores a hat-trick". The Hindu Business Line. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ Keerthivasan, K. (12 September 2016). "Indian Railways claims Murugappa Gold Cup". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Hockey India League Season 5: Teams, Squads and Schedule". The Financial Express. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. ^ Ramakrishnan, Vineet (18 September 2015). "HIL auction: How the teams bid". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  7. ^ Sahni, Jaspreet (16 December 2012). "Hockey India League Auction: the final squads list". News18. Retrieved 21 December 2017.