The 21-year-old defender has scored six penalty corner goals in five Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) matches so far.
And the former Junior World Cup player was also the toast of the team in the Asian Champion Clubs (ACC) tournament, scoring six goals in three matches.
In the final against Pakistan’s Olympic Village Club on Sunday, he converted four penalty corners to help Ernst and Young win 7-2 and earn a place in the inaugural world club championship in January.
Ernst and Young return to MHL action today and Baljit wants to score against Sapura at the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium. Ernst and Young have maximum points from six matches and need three points more from the remaining four matches to retain the Division One title.
Baljit said that he was feeling more confidence playing in the MHL since he began featuring for Ernst and Young four years ago.
“I am not only playing well as a defender but has been scoring regularly from penalty corners. My flicks are more powerful and accurate than before. Scoring four goals in the final of the ACC tournament was the best achievement in my career thus far,’’ said Baljit, who only scored one goal in the MHL last season.
Baljit added that he would go all out to score against Sapura and help Ernst and Young win the match.
“We defeated Sapura 2-1 in the first match and I scored to give my team the lead. I want to continue scoring goals in the MHL and emerge as the top scorer,’’ said Baljit, who scored 23 goals for Bukit Jalil Sports School to become the top scorer in the Malaysian Junior Hockey League in 2006.
Coach K. Dharmaraj said that he was impressed with Baljit’s game and felt that he was performing better than national defender Zulkifli Rejab.
“Baljit’s penalty corner conversion rate has been excellent and I believe he can become the top penalty corner flicker for the national team,” he said.
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