The Pahang forward made his debut away to Maldives last year before going on to have a successful tournament in the AFF Cup last year. However his antics at the end of the loss in the final to Vietnam meant that he will have to sit out of the next four friendly matches due to suspension.
Yet the suspension in a non competitive match is likely to give Tan Cheng Hoe the opportunity to hand game time to untested players. Akhyar Rashid, Faisal Halim and Shahrel Fikri are just some of the possible candidates to fill Sumareh's slot.