An Indian field hockey team toured the Federation of Malaya and the Colony of Singapore between 11 February and 10 March 1954.
[1] The idea of inviting an India team to Malaya was first mooted in 1949 and officially expressed by G. E. N. Oehlers, then president of the Malayan Hockey Council (MHC).
[2] In November 1952, the MHC wrote to the Government of India inviting a team in 1954.
The squad included six players from the team that won gold at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
[6] The touring squad included:[5][7] GK = Goalkeeper, FB = Fullback, HB = Halfback, FW = Forward