Subbaiah has participated in the Commonwealth Games. Between 1988 and 1998, he took part in 285 international matches. He represented and captained the Indian hockey team between the years 1987 and 2007. == Awards ==
Awards
Subbaiah was conferred with an honorary doctorate from the Mangalore University by Hans Raj Bhardwaj, Governor of Karnataka. == Retirement ==
Retirement
He is a commentator, coach, manager, administrator, umpire and selector as well. A B Subbaiah is also part of the 13-member Hockey India committee. He is the Hockey Karnataka secretary since 2018. == References ==