Intercontinental Cup: Vineet Rai replaces Dhanapal Ganesh in camp

Host India will kick-off its campaign in the inaugural edition of the Intercontinental Cup at Mumbai Football Arena on June 1. Stephen Constantine’s men face Chinese Taipei in their first match

Dhanapal Ganesh is ruled out of the camp due to typhoid.

Vineet Rai has replaced midfielder Dhanapal Ganesh in the Indian national team camp for the Hero Intercontinental Cup, that commenced on Wednesday, as the Tamil Nadu player was suffering from typhoid.

The players assembled for the camp in Mumbai on May 16 while players from Bengaluru FC will be reporting to the camp on May 18 after finishing their club commitments for the AFC Cup.

Host India will kick-off its campaign in the inaugural edition of the Intercontinental Cup at Mumbai Football Arena on June 1. Stephen Constantine’s men face Chinese Taipei in their first match. The tournament also features New Zealand and Kenya.