Overview

• Head coach Khalid Jamil included 41-year-old Sunil Chhetri and defender Sandesh Jhingan, who returns from injury, in the travelling squad.
• India face Singapore away on October 9 at the National Stadium, followed by the return leg on October 14 at Goa’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
• The squad has trained in Bengaluru since September 20 and is scheduled to fly to Singapore on Monday.
• Goalkeeper Hrithik Tiwari and forward Muhammed Suhail have been named as standby options for the two matches.
• Jamil emphasized a step-by-step approach, identifying the Singapore away match as the immediate priority with four qualifiers still to play.