Samrat Chakraborty
05:57 BST 07/10/2021
India were held to a 1-1 draw in the previous fixture against Bangladesh in the SAFF Championship 2021…
India will lock horns with Sri Lanka in the group stage fixture of SAFF Championship 2021 on Thursday. Igor Stimac’s team were held to a 1-1 draw by a 10-man Bangladesh in their opening fixture of the competition.Sri Lanka, meanwhile, are winless in the championship as they registered a loss each against Bangladesh (0-1) and Nepal (2-3).
Ahead of the crucial match, we take a look at the average age of the two squads.
Sri Lanka, who are ranked 205 in the world, have a older squad as compared to India, who are 107 in the latest FIFA rankings. India have a younger contingent when compared to Sri Lanka only in the goalkeeping and midfield department.
GOALKEEPERS
INDIA |
AGE |
SRI LANKA |
AGE |
Gurpreet Sandhu | 29 | Sujan Perera | 29 |
Vishal Kaith | 25 | Prabath Ruwan Arunasiri | 28 |
Dheeraj Singh | 21 |
Kaveesh Fernando |
26 |
Average Age | 25 years | Average Age | 28 years |
DEFENDERS
INDIA |
AGE |
SRI LANKA |
AGE |
Pritam Kotal | 28 | Chamod Dilshan | 24 |
Rahul Bheke | 30 | Harsha Fernando | 28 |
Chinglensana Singh | 24 | Sunil Roshan Appuhamy | 28 |
Mandar Rao Dessai | 29 | Charitha Rathnayake | 28 |
Subhasish Bose | 26 | Duckson Puslas | 31 |
Seriton Fernandes | 28 | Asikoor Rahuman | 27 |
Average Age | 28 years | Average Age | 28 years |
MIDFIELDERS
INDIA |
AGE |
SRI LANKA |
AGE |
Udanta Singh | 25 | Mohamed Musthaq | 22 |
Brandon Fernandes | 27 | Mohamed Fazal | 31 |
Lalengmawia | 20 | Marvin Hamilton | 32 |
Anirudh Thapa | 23 | Jude Supan | 23 |
Sahal Abdul Samad | 24 | Chalana Chameera | 28 |
Glan Martins | 27 | Kavindu Ishan | 28 |
Jeakson Singh | 20 | Dillon De Silva | 19 |
Suresh Singh | 21 | Edison Figurado | 31 |
Liston Colaco | 22 | Aman Faizer | 31 |
Yasir Mohammad | 23 | —– | — |
Average Age | 23 years | Average Age | 27 years |
FORWARDS
INDIA |
AGE |
SRI LANKA |
AGE |
Manvir Singh | 25 | Ahamed Waseem Razeek | 27 |
Rahim Ali | 21 | Mohamed Aakib | 21 |
Sunil Chhetri | 37 | Supun Dananjaya Wijesinghe | 29 |
Farukh Choudhary | 24 | Rifkhan Mohamed | 21 |
—– | — | Mohamed Shifan | 23 |
Average Age | 27 years | Average Age | 24 years |
The average age of India squad: 26 years
The average age of Sri Lanka squad: 27 years
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