NEW DELHI: Talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri and his two Bengaluru FC team-mates -- Rahul Bheke and Roshan Singh Naorem -- on Monday joined the national men’s football team’s preparatory camp in Bengaluru ahead of the upcoming AFC Asian Cup qualifier matches against Singapore.

With the joining of the trio, the total number of players who have reported to the camp has risen to 28. Head coach Khalid Jamil had named 30 probables for the camp ahead of India’s crucial Asian Cup qualifying round matches against Singapore on October 9 (away) and October 14 (home).

But the camp began on September 20 with only 18 players as 14, including Chhetri, were not released by three clubs. Seven Bengaluru FC players, three from East Bengal and four from Punjab FC were not released initially. The clubs had

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