Tenaga keeper Kumar sidelined for two months with injury


Malaysian goalkeeper S.Kumar in training session during the Odisha Mens World cup hockey at Kalinga Hockey stadium in Bhubaneswar India yesterday. Kumar preparing him self for the match against Pakistan tomorrow. (03/12/2018/S.S.KANESAN/ The Star)

KUALA LUMPUR: S. Kumar (pic) dealt a big blow to the national men’s hockey team as he has been ruled out of action for two months after suffering a muscle tear in his right thigh.

The Tenaga Nasional employee said he had a 7.5cm tear in his thigh, suffered during the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) match against TNB Thunderbolt last Friday, after he went for an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan yesterday.

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