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Intercontinental Cup: I could not believe at first, says Narender Gahlot on national team call-up

Promising young defender Narender Gehlot was recently named in the 35-man preliminary Indian squad for the upcoming Intercontinental Cup by coach Igor Stimac.

The youngster had a great outing with the Indian Arrows side in I-League 2018-19 and his impressive show earned him a call in the senior national side. This was after he had impressed with the India U23 side earlier this season.

Speaking to Goal, the youngster was left awestruck when he saw his name in Stimac’s initial list. He said, “I was very happy to hear about my selection in the national camp.