: From Chuni Goswami to IM Vijayan: The many selection controversies of the Indian football team #IndiaNEWS This is the first in a series of articles on the Indian football national team in connection

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From Chuni Goswami to IM Vijayan: The many selection controversies of the Indian football team #IndiaNEWS
This is the first in a series of articles on the Indian football national team in connection to India@75. The writer will cover various aspects of the game during the period between 1948-2022.The death of Rustam Akramov, the former national coach, has been condoled by a wide range of people associated with Indian football – it includes former footballers, coaches and officials. The Uzbek soccer guru, who passed away on February 15, 2022, had been India’s coach for two years between 1995 and 1997. He was the man behind inducting Bhaichung Bhutia into the national team.But those in the know of Indian football would remember Akramov for a different reason. He was also the man responsible for dropping IM Vijayan from the squad in two consecutive international meets – perhaps the poorest decision by a national coach in India’s soccer history.Vijayan, at the peak of his form then, was playing for Mohun Bagan, and was by far the country’s finest striker. His exclusion from the squad for the Nehru Cup in Kolkata and SAARC Cup in Colombo created a stir, but Akramov remained adamant. He preferred to include Tausif Jamal for the Nehru Cup and brought back ageing striker Kuljit Singh while travelling to Sri...Read more

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