Trainer Igor Stimac comprises 7 new faces in India squad for friendlies in Bahrain
India on Monday named seven rookies within the 25-member squad for his or her global soccer friendlies towards Bahrain and Belarus later this month.
Indian nationwide males’s staff trainer Igor Stimac has referred to as up rookie gamers — Prabhshukhan Gill, Hormipam Ruivah, Anwar Ali, Roshan Singh, VP Suhair, Danish Farooq, and Aniket Yadav within the facet for the 2 ties to be performed in Bahrain on March 23 and 26.
“We’re taking part in Bahrain and Belarus, and they’re better-ranked facets than us. However regardless of the ratings are, you wish to have to do it at the pitch. Bahrain will display us the place we stand.
“We can give possibilities to a few younger gamers who’ve performed neatly within the Hero ISL this season to look how a lot we will use them for the qualifiers in June,” head trainer Stimac stated in an AIFF remark.
The global friendlies are part of the staff’s preparation for the overall spherical of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifying fits, which can be held in Kolkata from June eight onwards.
India had been clubbed in Team D in conjunction with Hong Kong, Afghanistan and Cambodia.
The 24 groups had been divided into six teams and the gang winners, and the 5 best possible second-placed facets will earn a price tag to the Asian Cup in China.
Ultimate checklist of 25 gamers
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Prabhsukhan Gill.
Defenders: Pritam Kotal, Seriton Fernandes, Rahul Bheke, Hormipam Ruivah, Sandesh Jhingan, Anwar Ali, Chinglensana Singh, Subhasish Bose, Akash Mishra, Roshan Singh.
Midfielders: Bipin Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Pronay Halder, Jeakson Singh, Brandon Fernandes, VP Suhair, Danish Farooq, Yasir Mohammad, Aniket Jadhav.
Forwards: Manvir Singh, Liston Colaco, Rahim Ali.
