India braves adverse conditions as it aims to recover in time for Jordan test

It is not the ideal situation for Stephen Constantine’s boys as it tries to recover in time to take on a strong Jordan team in the scheduled International Friendly in Amman on Saturday.

Published : Nov 17, 2018 14:30 IST , AMMAN (JORDAN)

India will take on Jordan in an international friendly for the first-time. (FILE IMAGE)
India will take on Jordan in an international friendly for the first-time. (FILE IMAGE)
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India will take on Jordan in an international friendly for the first-time. (FILE IMAGE)

With seven members of the Indian national team having been left stranded at the Kuwait International Airport for over 32 hours, courtesy heavy thunderstorm and rains, it is not the ideal situation for Stephen Constantine’s boys as they try to recover in time to take on a strong Jordan team in the scheduled International Friendly in Amman on Saturday.

Amidst torrential downpour along with lightning and thunder which has inundated Kuwait City with heavy flooding, forced postponements and cancellation of several flights, seven players -- Jeje Lalpekhlua, Balwant Singh, Manvir Singh, Sumeet Passi, Udanta Singh, Halicharan Narzary, Ashique Kuruniyan along with some members of the support staff were left stranded for over 32 hours at the Kuwait International Airport en route to Amman.

To add to all the dismay and frustration, the luggage including player’s kits, team equipment and personal belongings of all the players and support staff also went missing when they landed in Amman.

However, the match, the first-ever international friendly between the two countries, will kick-off as scheduled on Saturday at IST 10.30pm.

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