Dhiman Sarkar
Sports Editor at Hindustan Times
Sports Editor, HT, Kolkata. Conversations on football, sport, current affairs. Newsletter KickOff every Friday. Retweets not endorsement.
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hindustantimes.com | Dhiman Sarkar
Kolkata: Pretty much everything Bhaichung Bhutia said circled back to what he thought of Kalyan Chaubey. On the subject of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) president, Bhutia’s contemporary on the pitch, the country’s most recognisable retired player has had a lot to say since Chaubey beat him 33-1 in the presidential election in 2022. Friday’s gloves-were-off press conference was no different.
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India, June 20 -- Apart from offering a crash course on the role and duty of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) president, last Friday's media conference went big on numbers to highlight what has changed since September 2022 and what has not. Since data is the new oil, this deserves praise. It pointed out how India's goals scored per match has gone down while goals conceded has remained nearly the same even though there have been three head coaches between 2015 and now.
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Posted On: 2025-06-20 Posted By: Dhiman Sarkar Health & Lifestyle Education Cities Sports Hindustan Times India, June 20 -- Pretty much everything Bhaichung Bhutia said circled back to what he thought of Kalyan Chaubey.
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1 week ago |
hindustantimes.com | Dhiman Sarkar
Apart from offering a crash course on the role and duty of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) president, last Friday’s media conference went big on numbers to highlight what has changed since September 2022 and what has not. Since data is the new oil, this deserves praise. It pointed out how India’s goals scored per match has gone down while goals conceded has remained nearly the same even though there have been three head coaches between 2015 and now.
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Posted On: 2025-06-19 Posted By: Dhiman Sarkar Cities Sports HT Lucknow Kolkata, June 19 -- In 2019, after India lost 1-2 to Oman having led till the 82nd minute, head coach Igor Stimac said the team could not keep looking only to Sunil Chhetri for goals.
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#HTKickOff | Marquez 🇮🇳 is likely to quit, after just 1 win in 8. 💰 Rising salaries, poor systems. Is the India job a poisoned chalice? @dhimanHT explores: https://t.co/Y8Nf1lnhp1 https://t.co/R6Jiw5kJMs
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