The All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) announced the list of 30 probables who will train together for a period of seven months from June onwards, before going into the tournament in January 2011. According to the plan, these players will miss I-League action next year and their wages will be compensated by the AIFF.

All the players who participated in the recently concluded training camp in Dubai have been included in the list and JCT’s young and upcoming striker, Baljit Sahni remains the only new entrant in the list.

Goalkeepers: Subrata Paul (Pune FC), Subhashish Roy Choudhury (Mahindra United), Arindam Bhattacharya (Churchill Brothers).

Defenders: Irungbam Surkumar Singh (Mohun Bagan), N S Manju (Mohun Bagan), Samir Naik (Dempo SC), Mohanraj (Mohun Bagan), Mahesh Gawli (Dempo SC), Gouramangi Singh (Churchill Brothers), Anwar Ali (Dempo SC), Govin Singh (East Bengal), Deepak Mondal (Mohun Bagan), Rakesh Masih (Mohun Bagan).

Midfielders: Steven Dias (Mahindra United), Climax Lawrence (Dempo SC), N P Pradeep (Mahindra United), Anthony Pereira (Dempo SC), Lukram James Singh (Mohun Bagan), Rennedy Singh (East Bengal), Mehrajuddin Wadoo (East Bengal), Syed Rahim Nabi (East Bengal), Baldeep Singh (JCT), Clifford Miranda (Dempo SC), Jagpreet Singh (JCT)

Strikers: Bhaichung Bhutia (East Bengal), Sunil Chhetri (Kansas City Wizards), Abhishek Yadav (Mumbai FC), Mohammed Rafi (Mahindra United), Sushil Kumar Singh (Mahindra United), Baljit Sahni (JCT).

The moment, the Indian football fraternity had been waiting for finally arrived as Sunil Chhetri made his debut for Kansas City Wizards against Colorado Rapids in a US Open qualifier match.

Sunil was played in the role of a central attacking midfielder by Peter Vermes, manager of the Wizards. However, the Indian International’s debut turned out to be quite disappointing as he was taken off at the half-way mark which also saw him get booked for a mistimed challenge. The Wizards eventually lost 2-1, having gone in the lead earlier in the game. The loss puts the Wizards out of the US Open Cup.

Speaking to the Wizards website, the manager said of Chhetri’s performance, "He was okay. He was good in possession, but he wasn't getting close enough to goal. We've got to figure out different ways to get him closer to goal."

Meanwhile, Chhetri said of his outing, "It was disappointing that we lost the match. I thought I had some good touches, but it's going to take some time, and I'm going to go back to the training field and train hard."

The Wizards now play the Sounders on 17th April.