New Delhi: The Indian team for the friendly football match against Jordan has been announced. Two Malayalee players made it to the team. Captain Sunil Chhetri returns to the team. The All India Football Federation has announced a 25-member squad.
The match will be played on May 28 in Doha. Chhetri, 37, has been sidelined for some time due to injury. The player will be wearing the Indian jersey after October 2021.
The last time he played in an Indian jersey was against Nepal in the SAFF Championship final in October. At that time, India had won 3-0 and won the title. The team members were selected by national team coach Igor Stimach.
Malayalee players Aashiq Kuruniyan and Sahal Abdul Samad made it to the team. . Another feature is that Ishaan Pandita is also an Indian jersey.
Goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani won the team. But Blasters goalkeeper Prabhu Sukhan Gill lost his place. A.F.C. India are playing a friendly ahead of the Asian Cup qualifiers.
Indian team: Goalkeepers – Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Laxmikant Kattimani, Amarinder Singh. Defenders – Rahul Bhoke, Aakash Mishra, Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Roshan Singh, Anwar Ali, Sandesh Gingan, Subhashish Bose, Preetam Kotal. Midfielders: Jackson Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Glan Martins, Brandon Fernandes, Ritwik Das, Udanta Singh, Yasir Mohammad, Sahal Abdul Samad, Suresh Wancham, Aashiq Kuruniyan, Liston Colosso. Front row: Sunil Chhetri, Manveer Singh, Ishan Pandita