Seven Malaysian hockey players set for Euro stint

Malaysia hockey player Mohd Izad Hakimi in action against Pakistan at the Sultan of Johor Cup in 2013. - Filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: Seven players from the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) Premier Division are set to play in the Italian and German leagues.

The seven are Faiz Helmi, Mohd Marhan Jalil and Mohd Izad Hakimi of Sapura; Baljit Singh and S. Selvaraju of Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL); and Rashid Baharom and Kevin Lim of Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC). Selvaraju and Kevin are former internationals while the rest are national players.