India Senior Men’s Team Head Coach Igor Stimac introduced a 23-member squad for the forty ninth King’s Cup to be held from September 7-10, 2023 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
India (ranked 99th) will face Iraq (ranked seventieth) within the semifinal on September 7 at 16:00 IST on the 700th Anniversary Stadium. Hosts Thailand (ranked 113th) takes on Lebanon (ranked one hundredth) within the different semifinal at 19:00 IST on the identical day.
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The semifinal winners will contest the ultimate on September 10, whereas the losers will play the third-place play-off.
India gained bronze after they final participated within the King’s Cup in 2019.
India’s 23-member squad for the forty ninth King’s Cup 2023:
Squad
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Gurmeet Singh.
Defenders: Asish Rai, Nikhil Poojary, Sandesh Jhingan, Anwar Ali, Mehtab Singh, Lalchungnunga, Akash Mishra, Subhasish Bose.
Midfielders: Jeakson Singh Thounaojam, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Brandon Fernandes, Sahal Abdul Samad, Anirudh Thapa, Rohit Kumar, Ashique Kuruniyan, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Lallianzuala Chhangte.
Forwards: Manvir Singh, Rahim Ali, Rahul KP.
Head coach: Igor Stimac
