From Igor Stimac's 'My Name Is Lakhan' Dance To Sunil Chhetri's "Yeh Mera India', India's Hilarious Asian Cup Buildup Is Viral

The Indian football team is gearing up for their AFC Asian Cup 2024 opener against Australia on Saturday but ahead of the tough fixture, the footballers and head coach Igor Stimac appeared in a video where they displayed their lighter sides. Along with well-known social media personality and comedian Danish Sait, Sunil Chhetri, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Sandesh Jhingan, Sahal Abdul Samad, Akash Mishra, Rahul KP and coach Stimac all featured in the video. The footballers took part in hilarious skits including Chhetri's 'GOAT' prank and coach Stimac dancing on a popular Bollywood song from the late 1980s.

Earlier, Chhetri said that India's opponents Australia and Uzbekistan are notches above his side in quality but playing against them in the Asian Cup will be a marker to test the country's level of the game.

Drawn in Group B in the continental showpiece, India face Australia on January 13, before taking on Uzbekistan (January 18) and Syria (January 23). The top two teams from each group along with four best third-place sides from across six groups progress to the knockout stage.

“It's a massive tournament for us, purely because we get to rub shoulders with the best in Asia. Teams like Australia and Uzbekistan are probably of the World Cup level, so you can test yourself against them,” Chhetri said.

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“What is sure is that we have improved in the last seven-eight years. But then you play them and you see how far you are, and how the tempo of the game is. It's just important to play your best, and generally it's a good marker for the