India, March 21 -- Hamza Choudhury's arrival in Bangladesh has kicked off a storm as the Leicester City player finally got approval from FIFA to change his international allegiance. Bangladesh open their AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign against India on Tuesday, and national team captain Jamal Bhuyan had a bold message for Sunil Chhetri and Co.

Speaking in a press conference, and seated next to the Premier League player, Bhuyan bluntly said, "It is like our Messi has come to us."

"Hamza is an English Premier League player. He is our Messi. Everyone in our team welcomed Hamza. Everyone has respect for him."

Meanwhile, Jamal also had a brutal response, when asked to compare Hamza to Chhetri. "You can't compare Sunil Chhetri to Hamza....