The Great Britain team won the Sultan of Johor Cup in 2015 – their first title in the Under-21 Invitational Tournament. The hot and humid conditions in Johor Bahru could play a key role for the British team again. In the 2015 final against India it was a nail-biting encounter before Great Britain sealed the…
The Australians won the Sultan of Johor Cup for the first time last year – defeating Pakistan 3-1 in the final. However, it was a come from behind win for the Aussies who had beaten Pakistan by a whopping 8-1 margin in the round robin match and started the title match as favourites. Australia’s previous…
As hosts Malaysia will have the home ground advantage plus the crowd support as seen in the previous six editions of the Under-21 Invitational Tournament. Malaysia were the inaugural champions in 2011 – beating favourites Australia 3-2 in a thrilling final. The Malaysians cannot be written off in their bid to engrave their name for…