India is set to commence their AFC Asian Cup 2023 campaign, however, with injuries sidelining some of the most important players, let's check how Blue Tigers should line up.
Under Igor Stimac, the Blue Tigers are set to play the AFC Asian Cup for 2nd consecutive time. However, marred with injuries, lets see how Stimac can line Blue Tigers up.
17 new players are set to make their AFC Asian Cup debuts, while the others have some experience of the tournament.
The guardian under the bars, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu will definitely start, despite some prolific domestic performances from both Amrinder Singh and Vishal Kaith.
With Anwar Ali missing the tournament with a prolonged injury, Sandesh Jhingan, Mehtab Singh, Nikhil Poojary and Akash Mishra can start in the defence
Deepak Tangri should get a nod in the starting XI as a defensive midfielder as Igor Stimac looks to make up for the loss of Jeakson Singh.
While Rohit Kumar and Glan Martin remain sidelined, Anirudh Thapa can pair up with Suresh Singh Wangjam in the midfield
dThe attack will be lea by none other than skipper Sunil Chhetri and he will be assisted by the agile players like Lallianzuala Chhangte and Mahesh Singh Naorem
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India will begin their AFC Asian Cup 2023 campaign with renewed zeal against Australia on January 13th
Credits- AIFF