Farukh, Vikram and Kaith return as Manolo Marquez names India probables for Vietnam friendlies

The Blue Tigers will face hosts Vietnam (October 9) and Lebanon (October 12) at the Thien Truong Stadium in Nam Dinh. The final list of 23 players will be released before the team travels to Vietnam.

Farukh Chaudhary, who has impressed with two goals in the ongoing Indian Super League, was one of the forwards named in India’s probable squad for the friendlies in the October window. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR / The Hindu

The Indian senior men’s team head coach Manolo Márquez, on Monday, September 30, 2024, announced a 26-member probables list for the Tri-Nation friendly tournament to be held in Vietnam in the October FIFA International Match Window.

The Blue Tigers will face host Vietnam (October 9) and Lebanon (October 12) at the Thien Truong Stadium in Nam Dinh. The final list of 23 players will be released before the team travels to Vietnam.

INDIA SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Vishal Kaith.

Defenders: Nikhil Poojary, Rahul Bheke, Chinglensana Singh Konsham, Anwar Ali, Aakash Sangwan, Subhasish Bose, Asish Rai, Mehtab Singh, Roshan Singh Naorem.

Midfielders: Suresh Singh Wangjam, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Jeakson Singh Thounaojam, Nandhakumar Sekar, Brandon Fernandes, Anirudh Thapa, Liston Colaco, Lalengmawia, Lallianzuala Chhangte.

Forwards: Edmund Lalrindika, Farukh Chaudhary, Manvir Singh, Vikram Partap Singh, Rahim Ali.