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Anas Edathodika's return from retirement a sign of India's lack of depth in defence

The Kerala centre-back's call-up for to the probable squad comes after India's defence was horribly exposed by Curacao...

Nearly five months after he announced his retirement from international football, defender Anas Edathodika was back in the India set up after being named in Igor Stimac’s 35-man probable squad for the upcoming Intercontinental Cup.

While it remains to be seen whether the Kerala-born central defender makes the final cut for the Intercontinental Cup, his call-up out of the blue could perhaps be a reaction to India’s fragile defence in the just concluded King’s Cup in Thailand.