Sandesh Jhingan missed India’s SAFF Championship semifinal against Lebanon because of a one-match suspension. Back in contention for the final against Kuwait, the centre-back is raring to go.
“I missed being on the pitch [against Lebanon] like any other footballer,” Jhingan said, on Monday. “You don’t want to miss the big games. But that’s how football is sometimes. I don’t think I was missed much. Mehtab [Singh], Anwar [Ali] and the entire backline did well.”