Dushanbe, June 22 -- The India U23 national team played a goalless draw against Kyrgyz Republic at the Hisor Central Stadium here in Tajikistan.
The Blue Colts had travelled to Tajikistan to play two friendly matches, the first of which they lost 2-3 against the hosts, as part of their preparations for the AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers later this year, and the Asian Games in 2026.
Head coach Naushad Moosa made eight changes to his starting XI from the game against Tajikistan on Saturday, with only defenders Pramveer, Bikash Yumnam, and Abhishek Singh Tekcham retaining their place.
Despite the changes, Kyrgyz Republic looked the livelier of the two teams for a good part of the first half an hour, while India tried to create the off-chance...