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NEW DELHI: India senior national team coach Wim Koevermans has announced his squad of 20 players for India’s back-to-back international friendlies against 2014 AFC Challenge Cup Champions Palestine.
Both the matches would be held at the Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal on October 6 and 9 respectively.
While Pune FC midfielder Arata Izumi and Mohun Bagan midfielder Lalkamal Bhowmick make respective comebacks to the national squad, Mohun Bagan’s Pritam Kotal has got a maiden call-up to the senior national camp.
The squad assembles in Goa on September 27 where they would be based till October 3.
India are currently ranked 158th in the world while Palestine are 102nd as per the latest FIFA Rankings.
Squad
GOALKEEPERS: Subrata Paul (Mumbai City FC), Karanjit Singh (Salgaocar FC), Amrinder Singh (Pune FC)
DEFENDERS: Denzil Franco (Atletico de Kolkata), Pritam Kotal (Mohun Bagan/ FC Pune City), Arnab Mondal (East Bengal/Atletico de Kolkata), Raju Gaikwad (East Bengal/Mumbai City FC), Sandesh Jhinghan (Kerala Blasters FC), Aiborlang Khongjee (Shillong Lajong FC/NorthEast United FC), Narayan Das (Dempo SC/FC Goa)
MIDFIELDERS: Mehtab Hossain (East Bengal/Kerala Blasters FC), Lenny Rodrigues (Dempo SC/FC Pune City), Arata Izumi (Pune FC), Lalkamal Bhowmick (Mohun Bagan), Francis Fernandes (Salgaocar FC), Clifford Miranda (Dempo SC/FC Goa), Victorino Fernandes (Sporting Clube de Goa)
FORWARDS: Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh (both Bengaluru FC), Balwant Singh (Mohun Bagan)
STANDBYS: Shilton Paul (Mohun Bagan/Chennai), Arindam Bhattacharya (FC Pune City), Rowilson Rodrigues (Dempo SC/FC Goa), Gabriel Fernandes (Dempo SC/FC Goa), Seminlen Doungel (Shillong Lajong FC/NorthEast United FC), Siam Hanghal (Bengaluru FC), Lalrindika Ralte (East Bengal/Mumbai City FC), Thongkhosem Haokip (Pune FC)
