‘Players need to be ready’

India coach Igor Stimac stated yesterday that he looks forward to having all his players match fit for their next fixture of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Bangladesh, set to take place at the YBK Stadium in Kolkata on 15 October.

Stimac also announced a list of 29 probable players for India’s preparatory camp for the Bangladesh match.

“The list will be further cut for another four names until the end of the week,” Stimac was quoted as saying by the official website of the All India Football Federation. “We still have some uncertainties with small injury problems with few players.”

“The Bangladesh game is going to be very different from the last one against Qatar. We need all the players to be fully fit, and ready for the day,” he added.

India are currently at 1 point from 2 matches after earning a hard-earned draw against Asian champions Qatar.