Former Indian national team star Jo Paul Ancheri is overjoyed by the entry of East Bengal into the Indian Super League (ISL) and feels that it was a necessary step.
The retired Kerala-born midfielder, who has played for both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan during his glittering professional career, believes the Kolkata giants should play in the same league and is glad that the legacy of Kolkata derby is set to continue.
u200b"Just when we thought that there won't be any more Kolkata derbies (at the national level), we are getting to see more and it's very good," Jo Paul Ancheri told Goal.