Eight matches and five defeats this year and the Indian football team became one of the first squads to be eliminated from the running for a spot in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. That’s not all. Also in 2015, the Blue Tigers saw their international ranking drop to 173 - their worst ever.
All this in a country that spends three months in a year singing ‘Lets Football’ along with the likes of Roberto Carlos, Nicolas Anelka and Zico.
In this video, The Quint digs a bit deeper than just the surface charm of the league and asks the all-important question- does the Indian Super League really care about Indian football?
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