Overview
- Head coach Khalid Jamil named a 23-player travelling squad, including newly naturalised forward Ryan Williams, for the November 18 fixture.
- Williams is in Dhaka but can be named only after a No Objection Certificate from Football Australia and approvals from FIFA and the AFC.
- India arrived on Saturday and have trained under a police-escorted security bubble, with the official session at the National Stadium scheduled for Monday.
- The match kicks off at 19:30 IST in Dhaka, will stream on FanCode, and a crowd of over 22,000 is expected after tickets were reported sold out.
- India sit bottom of Group C on two points and are out of contention, with Akash Mishra returning from a long ACL layoff as several uncapped players push for debuts.