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).Â
Ahead of the crucial match, we take a look at the average age of the two squads.Â
Sri Lanka, who are ranked 205 in the world, have a younger squad as compared to India, who are 107 in the latest FIFA rankings. India have a younger ontingent when compared to Sri Lanka only in the goalkeeping and midfield department.Â
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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
