{"id":11114,"date":"2012-01-07T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-07T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/indian-players-lit-up-delhi-chi\/"},"modified":"2018-06-04T17:08:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T17:08:29","slug":"indian-players-lit-up-delhi-chi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/indian-players-lit-up-delhi-chi\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian players lit up Delhi chill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nThere was a bit of gloom in the morning weather. The overnight rain had left its mark and the fog added to the chill. At the Heritage School Campus in Gurgaon, the Barcelona Camp organised by Conscient Football, it was different.<\/p>\n

Indian National Team players who landed in the Capital for the Audi Football Summit \u2013 the Exhibition Match against Bayern Munich, lit up the proceedings. They had an interactive session with the 180 odd kids and then played with them. The football seemed to be fun yet an unique opportunity for the kids to look upto and learn from their idols from close.<\/p>\n

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Jeje Lalpeklua offers a piece of cake to CS Sabeeth as Clifford Miranda, Climax Lawrence and Gourmangi Singh looks on<\/b>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The energy of the five-man army — Climax Lawrence, Gourmangi Singh, Clifford Miranda, Jeje Lalpekhlua was infectious. Even as the queue for autographs seemed to have no end, they smilingly obliged all.<\/p>\n

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\nThe duo of Jeje and Sabeeth, both of whom have been together for the U-23 Olympic Qualifiers, just couldn\u2019t wait to get on the field against the Bayern Munich side.<\/div>\n
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\n\u201cThis is a life-time opportunity for us,\u201d Jeje said. \u201cInternational Scheduling in Football doesn\u2019t permit one to get on the same field against such renowned clubs. But here we are playing against Bayern Munich,\u201d Jeje who turned 20 on Saturday, expressed.<\/div>\n
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\n\u201cAll of them are International Stars. The entire footballing fraternity will be keeping a close eye on the match,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n
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\n\u201cWe speak of Exposure Tours every alternate minute. Can any Tour get bigger than this?\u201d Sabeeth, putting on his boots, quipped. \u201cI\u2019m lucky to be in the squad for this match. It\u2019s for us to learn, the more the better for us,\u201d Sabeeth joined in.<\/div>\n
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\nThe duo hasn\u2019t yet played together with Bhaichung Bhutia and that it makes all the more significant for them. \u201cBhaichung has been the most deadly Indian striker I have seen,\u201d Sabeeth quipped. \u201cHis commitment and his reflexes are a lesson for any young player.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\nJeje added: \u201cIt\u2019s fortunate that I get to play with Bhaichung. It\u2019s unfortunate that I won\u2019t ever get a chance to play with him again. He is such a great player.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\n\u201cBhaichung was such an aggressive striker. He always had the ability to put the rival defence under pressure,\u201d Sabeeth maintained.<\/div>\n
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\nGourmangi Singh, a former AIFF Player-of-the-Year feels it\u2019s an honour for him to be playing in Bhaichung\u2019s farewell match. \u201cI have always looked upto him. To be a part of his Farewell Match is indeed an honour for me,\u201d he opined.<\/div>\n
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