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Thomas Cherian Named Skipper As India Eye Win Over Mongolia In AFC U20 Qualifiers

By IANS News September 24, 2024 • 15:02 PM View: 396

AFC U20 Asian Cup: India men's U20 head coach Ranjan Chaudhuri has named defender Thomas K Cherian as the captain of the side ahead of India's AFC U20 Asian Cup 2025 qualifiers clash against Mongolia.

India will kick off the proceedings in Group G at the Lao National Stadium KM16 against Mongolia on Wednesday. The top teams from each group, along with the five best second-placed teams from 10 groups will qualify for the main tournament in China next year.

Chaudhuri outlined his side’s intentions at the very outset of the pre-tournament press conference.