India will take on China in international friendly football match on Saturday ahead of next year's AFC Asian Cup.
The two national teams will lock horns after a gap of 21 years at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. In their last meeting, which took place in the Nehru Cup tournament in Kochi in 1997, China piped India 2-1. This is the first time an Indian senior national team is playing China away.
India haven't ever been able to manage a victory against China in their last 17 outings for far. While the Red Dragons have won on 12 occasions, five matches ended in a stalemate.
China's dominance at home would be a tough challenge for the Indian football team led by Sunil Chhetri. The match will be a good indicator of India's prepartions for the AFC Asian Cup 2019.
"China are obviously a good side. They play some good football. Our performance against China will be a great indication of where we are and how far we need to go," Indian coach Stephen Constantine said.
Indian Squad
GOALKEEPERS: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Karanjit Singh.
DEFENDERS: Pritam Kotal, Sarthak Golui, Sandesh Jhingan, Anas Edathodika, Salam Ranjan Singh, Subhasish Bose, Narayan Das.
MIDFIELDERS: Udanta Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Pronay Halder, Rowllin Borges, Anirudh Thapa, Vinit Rai, Halicharan Narzary, Ashique Kuruniyan.
FORWARDS: Sunil Chhetri, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Sumeet Passi, Farukh Choudhary.
How, when and where to watch India vs China football match:
When is the India vs China international friendly football match?
The India vs China international friendly football match will be played on October 13, 2018.
Where will the India vs China international friendly football match be played?
The India vs China international friendly football match will be played at Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, China.
When will the India vs China international friendly football match start (time in IST)?
The India vs China match will start at 5:05 PM IST.
India vs China TV channels: Where to watch India vs China live on TV in India?
The India vs China live broadcast will be on Star Sports Network.
How and where to watch India vs China live streaming in India?
The online India vs China live streaming will be on Hotstar app and hotstar.com website.