Forwards strike right chord

Fernandes rates India forwards higher than ‘Shahid-Iqbal-Fernandes’ of 80s


Forwards Mandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Simranjeet Singh and Lalit Upadhyay made their presence felt in the opener against South Africa. file

It’s not often that the Indian team has a collectively good game. This year, India have had too many unfavourable results and they have faced criticism from all over — be it the federation, the media or the fans. Their defence has been panned for conceding soft goals, but it’s the forward-line that has borne the brunt for missing chances in key matches. The frustration of losing too many times despite dominating the matches has even led to the team’s coaches openly criticising the forwards.