Two Bangladeshis and seven Indians

NUR-INSAFI Penang will field seven India, and two Bangladesh players in Division One of the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) which starts on Oct 17.
And Sapura will be parading two South Koreans in Kim Jung Chul and Song Seung Tae.
The two Bangladeshis, a first for the MHL, are Rasel Mahmud and Mamunur Rahman Chayan while the seven from India are goalkeeper Sanjay Kukreti, Kul Bhusan Vashist, Ramesh Kumar, Deepak Kumar, Ajay Kumar,
Mubeen Ur Rehman and Prem Kumar.
Prem Kumar and Deepak Kumar helped them to the Division Two title last season and are back again.
“The rules are clear on foreign players, Nur-Insafi Penang can field all nine players, and only two locals when playing. It should not be a problem,” said Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) secretary Sgt Hashim Yusoff.
The Penang team has initially refused promotion from Division Two to Division One, as they felt they were not strong enough, but with nine foreign players, their opening en counter against League champions Ernst and Young will shed some light on their true strength.
The MHL will have six teams in Division One, and none teams in Division Two this year.
Tenaga Nasional are the TNB Cup holders.