Intercontinental Cup: India announce 23-man squad for quadrangular tournament

Stephen Constantine names 23-man squad for the upcoming four-nation tournament to be held in Mumbai from June 1...

The 23-member squad for the Intercontinental Cup has been named with Ashique Kuruniyan and Laldanmawia Ralte being handed their maiden call-ups to the national side.

20-year-old winger Ashique Kuruniyan had an encouraging season in the (ISL) where he managed to garner a goal and an assist for .

Meanwhile, winger Laldanmawia Ralte fired in three goals and provided one assist for the Kolkata giants in the . The two are the only notable additions to the squad which went down to Kyrgyz Replublic in their final AFC qualifier. Midfielder Dhanapal Ganesh and winger Bikash Jairu make way for the two new faces.

Right-back Pritam Kotal returns to the side in place of Nishu Kumar while skipper Sunil Chhetri is back too as expected after his automatic suspension.

Stephen Constantine’s men will take on on July 4 after the tournament opener before taking on New Zealand on June 8 in their final round-robin game. The top two of the four teams will then progress to play the final on July 10.

INDIA 23-MAN SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Vishal Kaith.

Defenders: Subhasish Bose, Pritam Kotal, Anas Edathodika, Sandesh Jhingan, Salam Ranjan Singh, Lalruatthara, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Narayan Das.

Midfielders: Udanta Singh, Ashique Kuruniyan, Md. Rafique, Anirudh Thapa, Rowllin Borges, Halicharan Narzary, Laldanmawia Ralte.

Forwards: Balwant Singh, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Sunil Chhetri, Alen Deory