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FIFA India Friendlies: Big setback for Indian football team, Sunil Chhetri ruled out of India’s Belarus, Bahrain friendlies

FIFA India Friendlies: Big setback for Indian football team, Sunil Chhetri ruled out of India’s Belarus, Bahrain friendlies

FIFA India Friendlies – Sunil Chhetri Injured: Indian football team skipper Sunil Chhetri will be out of action till May to heal his injuries. Chhetri will also miss India’s forthcoming international friendlies against Bahrain and Belarus. Follow FIFA Friendlies Live Update on InsideSport.IN “I was really looking forward to the two friendlies against Bahrain and […]

FIFA India Friendlies – Sunil Chhetri Injured: Indian football team skipper Sunil Chhetri will be out of action till May to heal his injuries. Chhetri will also miss India’s forthcoming international friendlies against Bahrain and Belarus. Follow FIFA Friendlies Live Update on InsideSport.IN

“I was really looking forward to the two friendlies against Bahrain and Belarus and it’s a shame I’ll be missing out. It’s been a long, tough season and I’ve suffered a few small injuries that need time to heal. I will be doing all I can to recover in time for the predatory camp in May,” Sunil told the AIFF website.

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FIFA India Friendlies: Big setback for Indian football team, Sunil Chhetri ruled out of India’s Belarus, Bahrain friendlies

Sunil Chhetri Injured – Indian Football Team: Chhetri was taken off the 38-member probables squad that was announced by coach Igor Stimac on Friday.

The preparatory camp will start in Pune from March 10.

The players whose clubs would be playing in the semifinals of the ongoing Indian Super League will be joining after the club committments.

The Indian squad will depart for Bahrain on March 21.

“The potential this squad possesses is immense, and a lot of the lads are riding high on confidence on the back of good performances in the League season. I’m certain we’ll put out best foot forward. I’m wishing the team all the luck,” Chettri added.

Indian Football Team – List of probables :

Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Dheeraj Singh, Prabhshukhan Gill, Mohammad Nawaz.

Defenders: Pritam Kotal, Ashutosh Mehta, Seriton Fernandes, Ashish Rai, Rahul Bheke, Sandesh Jhingan, Deepak Tangri, Narender Gahlot, Chinglensana Singh, Subhashish Bose, Akash Mishra, Mandar Rao Dessai, Roshan Singh.

Midfielders: Udanta Singh, Vikram Partap Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Pronay Halder, Jeakson Singh, Glan Martins, Brandon Fernandes, VP Suhair, Lalengmawia, Sahal Abdul Samad, Yasir Mohammad, Ashique Kuruniyan, Aniket Jadav, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Bipin Singh, Jerry Mawihmingthanga.

Forwards: Manvir Singh, Liston Colaco, Rahim Ali.

Also Read: FIFA Friendlies: Igor Stimac named 38-man Indian probables squad for the preparatory camp ahead of the friendlies in Bahrain

When are FIFA India Friendlies Scheduled? There is still a cloud of uncertainty whether India will play against Belarus on March 26.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) had said on Tuesday that it was trying to “avoid” playing against the east European country which had extended support to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

FIFA has suspended Russia but has not announced any such measure for Belarus as yet.

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