Dhanraj Pillay to play in Malaysian league

CHENNAI, OCT. 25. Ace forward Dhanraj Pillay has signed up with the a leading Malaysian Club in the Malaysian National hockey league. He will play for BSN (Bank Simpanan Nasional) on a contract for three months with breaks in between because of Ramzan.

Dhanraj, who was in the city on Wednesday to collect his Malaysian visa, told The Hindu that he would be available for the National team as long as he was fit. He hoped to keep in competitive trim and agreed to assist Mumbai in the National hockey championship to be played in Jammu from the last week of November. Immediately after return from Sydney, where India missed a semifinal berth by a whisker, unable to hold a 1-0 lead in the last minute and half, Dhanraj left for Germany to complete the league assignment with Stuttgart Kickers. The team finished fourth on the table. The club authorities, Dhanraj said, were highly impressed by the consistently good level of performance from him.

Dhanraj's Malaysian contract is up to March 31, 2001.

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