'With coach Khalid, there are always big surprises'
Mumbai, Sept. 21 -- The dust from the Indian football team's CAFA Cup sojourn has settled. This was an eight-team invitational event in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, in which India were the second lowest ranked team. Yet, they defied the odds and finished third.
This was a commendable result, and perhaps, a timely morale boost for a team that was playing with a new coach, Khalid Jamil. But as the team sets sights on the upcoming trip to Singapore for an AFC Asian Cup qualification match, the pressure is back on.
Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia said he is optimistic. "For Khalid, (CAFA Cup) being his first tournament, he's done pretty well," Bhutia said about his former teammate, who became the first Indian since 2012 to be named national...
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