As India inch closer to their 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification match against Iran, national team coach Stephen Constantine announced his list of 28 probables for the all-important encounter.India are scheduled to play a friendly against Nepal at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on the 23rd of August as they make their preparations for their fixture against Iran who are placed 35th according to July’s FIFA Rankings.The game against Iran will be played at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on September 8th 2015.The list includes 26 players who will participate in this season’s Hero Indian Super League (ISL). Mumbai City FC have the strongest representation with 5 players from the Ranbir Kapoor co-owned side making the list. Chennaiyin FC and FC Pune City both have 4 each players while Delhi Dynamos FC, Kerala Blasters FC, and FC Goa have 3 players each from their squad. Atlético de Kolkata and NorthEast United FC have 2 players each that have made the cut.The full list of the 28 probables can be found below:GOALKEEPERS:Subrata Paul (Mumbai City FC), Karanjit Singh (Chennaiyin FC), Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Arindam Bhattacharya (FC Pune City), Sanjiban Ghosh.DEFENDERS:Arnab Mondal (Atlético de Kolkata), Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters FC), Aiborlang Khongjee (NorthEast United FC), Dhanachandra Singh (Chennaiyin FC), Lalchhuanmawia (Mumbai City FC), Narayan Das (FC Goa), Rino Anto (Atlético de Kolkata), Pritam Kotal (FC Pune City).MIDFIELDERS: Dhanapal Ganesh (Chennaiyin FC), Eugeneson Lyngdoh (FC Pune City), Cavin Lobo (Kerala Blasters FC), Sehnaj Singh (Delhi Dynamos FC), Jackichand Singh (FC Pune City), Pronoy Halder (FC Goa), Brandon Fernandes (Mumbai City FC), Francis Fernandes (Delhi Dynamos FC), CK Vineeth (Kerala Blasters FC), Rowlin Borges (Mumbai City FC), Romeo Fernandes (FC Goa).FORWARDS:Holicharan Narzary (NorthEast United FC), Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin FC), Robin Singh (Delhi Dynamos FC), Sunil Chhetri (Mumbai City FC).
