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Sahal Abdul Samad has emerged as a mainstay in the Indian team in a short span of time but the 22-year-old has said that he always tries to make sure that pressure of expectation does not affect his game. He credits his club for his rise to the national team for the development he received there.

Bangladesh goalkeeping coach Bobby Mimms is of the belief that India will be under pressure of losing in front of their home crowd in their World Cup qualifier game against Bangladesh at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata. India will be missing the services of defender Sandesh Jhingan due to an injury.

After being ruled out of India’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers game against Bangladesh due to an injury, defensive midfielder Pronay Halder has expressed that it is a big regret to miss out on the game on October 15. Halder also added that he will try to train hard and get back to full fitness soon.

Former Indian football skipper Bhaichung Bhutia on Thursday said that the goalscoring in the Indian football team is heavily dependent on Sunil Chhetri and the other players need to step up and score goals. Chhetri has scored The Blue Tigers’ only goal in the ongoing World Cup qualifiers so far.