India, Feb. 20 -- Jamie Maclaren doing Jamie Maclaren things; Sunil Chhetri showing his left foot and an eye for goal are still sharp so what if he will turn 42 this year; Prasanth Karuthadathkuni's lobbing Hrithik Tiwari and Mohammedan Sporting's all-Indian squad losing only 0-1 to Jamshedpur FC were the highlights of the first weekend of the Indian Super League (ISL).

The upset happened on Monday; East Bengal zooming past NorthEast United. East Bengal have never finished higher than ninth -twice they were 11th - while NorthEast United made the play-offs last term. The visitors had also won the Durand Cup twice in succession and had beaten East Bengal en route this term.

East Bengal's win coming 48 hours after defending champions Mohun...