Talismanic Sunil Chhetri on Tuesday returned to the Indian soccer staff after a hiatus of six months when he was named within the 25-member squad for the worldwide pleasant towards Jordan in Doha on May 28.
The 37-year-old Chhetri final performed for India throughout their 3-0 win over Nepal within the SAFF Championships last in October however since then was sidelined because of accidents.
The squad, introduced by nationwide coach Igor Stimac, was picked from an prolonged coaching camp in Kolkata.
Besides Chhetri, Ishan Pandita has additionally made a comeback within the forwardline at the price of VP Suhair and injured Rahim Ali.
In the midfield, Glan Martins, Ritwik Das, Udanta Singh, Sahal Abdul Samad, Suresh Wangjam and Aashique Kuriniyan have been included with Pronay Halder and Danish Bhat being the notable omissions.
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The defence embody the likes of Rahul Bheke, Akash Mishra, Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Roshan Singh, Anwar Ali, Sandesh Jhingan, Subhashish Bose and Pritam Kotal.
While Gupreet Singh Sandhu and Amrinder Singh stays a relentless below the crossbar, Laxmikath Kattimani changed Prabhsukhan Singh Gill following his heroics within the ISL last.
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The Blue Tigers, as a part of their preparation for the AFC Asian Cup last spherical qualifiers, had been tenting in Bellary and Kolkata. They have performed apply matches towards ATK Mohun Bagan, the Hero I-League and Hero Santosh Trophy All-Stars staff and the West Bengal staff.
The Blue Tigers will depart for Doha on May 25, the place they are going to proceed their coaching earlier than taking over Jordan.
After the pleasant, the staff is ready to return to Kolkata on May 30, earlier than resuming their coaching for the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers.
The 25-member Squad:
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Laxmikanth Kattimani, Amrinder Singh. Defenders: Rahul Bheke, Akash Mishra, Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Roshan Singh, Anwar Ali, Sandesh Jhingan, Subhashish Bose, Pritam Kotal.
Midfielders: Jeakson Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Glan Martins, Brandon Fernandes, Ritwik Das, Udanta Singh, Yasir Mohammad, Sahal Abdul Samad, Suresh Wangjam, Ashique Kuruniyan, Liston Colaco.
Forwards: Ishan Pandita, Sunil Chhetri, Manvir Singh.
