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Veteran Indian defender Anas Edathodika has returned to the national squad against Oman after he missed the Afghanistan game last week due to his mother's demise. Coach Igor Stimac expressed his happiness with his return while Sunil Chhetri and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu praised Anas for his commitment.

India football team coach Igor Stimac has stated that he was brought on to change India’s style of play by pointing out how Blue Tigers played long ball football before he arrived on the scene. The Croatian also lamented the lack of injury replacements he has ahead of the next World Cup qualifiers.

India football team’s goalkeeper Gurpeet Singh Sandhu has stated that while he has been convinced that India are a tough nut to crack now, the side needs to score more frequently. The custodian also admitted that the team has been taking some time to properly adapt the philosophy of the coach.