Indian squad announced for Asian Football Cup, Sunil Chhetri given the responsibility of captaincy
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The Indian football team has released the squad of 26 players for the AFC Asian Cup to be held in January. Sunil Chhetri has been given the command of the team. Star goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and defender Sandesh Jhingan will also be part of the team.
Sunil Chhetri and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu were part of the Indian team at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. Chhetri had scored one goal each against Bahrain and South Korea.
India is in Group B in the Asian Cup. India’s first match will be against Australia on January 13 at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan. The tournament will be played in Qatar from January 12 to February 10.
The Indian football team will participate in the Asian Cup for the fifth time. Before this, the team has played the tournament in 1964, 1984, 2011 and 2019. In 1964, the team performed best and played the final. Whereas, in the remaining three editions, India was out of the group stage itself.
This time in the Asian Cup, India will have Australia, Uzbekistan and Syria in its group. India’s first match will be against Australia on 13 January, second match against Uzbekistan on 18 January and third match against Syria on 23 January.
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