The last time India played in Hong Kong was in 2009 for a friendly, and unsurprisingly, Sunil Chhetri is the only current squad member who featured in that match
Though the Blues lost the second leg at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda by 2-1 here, their 2-0 win from the first game of this fixture earlier this week ensured that they entered the summit clash
Rahul Bheke, Former player of Mumbai City FC, who joined Bengaluru FC last Summer turned to be a leadership figure and delivered some of the biggest moments in the history of Bengaluru FC
In their first match without former skipper Sunil Chhetri, captain Gurpreet Sandhu nearly led the team to their first-ever third round of the FIFA WC Qualifiers.
Anwar conveyed his best wishes to Chhetri during a press interaction, ahead of Chhetri's 150th match for India against Afghanistan in Guwahati. Anwar also expressed his desire for Chhetri to continue playing more matches.
There was no doubt about Saudi Arabia's supremacy as forward Mohammed Khalil Marran's opportunistic twin strikes in the 51st and 57th minute ended Sunil Chhetri-led India's campaign
India were able to stitch a rag-tag final squad only on Friday and the team left for China on Sunday, leaving no time for the players to even have a training session together
Bengaluru FC captain Sunil Chhetri highlighted the improvement in the quality of football in the Indian Super League and felt that it serves as a motivation for youngsters
India were leading 2-1 till the 79th minute when the referee awarded a soft penalty to Iraq after their striker Aymen Ghadhban was squeezed by two defenders in the box
The Indian footballer opened up about his wife's pregnancy during a live match, sharing the news with everyone during the Intercontinental Cup 2023 held in June
