India on Monday named seven newcomers in the 25-member squad for their international football friendlies against Bahrain and Belarus this month.
Indian national men’s team coach Igor Stimac has called up rookie players Prabhshukhan Gill, Hormipam Ruivah, Anwar Ali, Roshan Singh, VP Suhair, Danish Farooq, and Aniket Yadav in the side for the two ties which are to be played in Bahrain on March 23 and 26.
“We are playing Bahrain and Belarus, and they are better-ranked sides than us. But whatever the rankings are, you need to do it on the pitch. Bahrain will show us where we stand.
“We will give chances to some young players who have played well in the Hero ISL this season to see how much we can use them for the qualifiers in June,” head coach Stimac said in an AIFF statement.
India will play Bahrain and Belarus on March 23 and 26. (AIFF)
Final list of 25 players
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.
