Placed in Group C, India will begin their campaign against Vietnam on March 4 at the Perth Rectangular Stadium at 16:30 IST, followed by a meeting against Japan on March 7 at the same time and venue.
"I am very happy and I think Futsal has got tremendous potential in the country. I think this tournament will be a game-changer for futsal in India," said Das.
Bala has so far played three games for Rangers FC before the novel coronavirus reared its ugly head and forced sporting activities across the world to virtually come to a grinding halt.
President Patel stated that "these are challenging times for everybody and that no one had seen anything like this. We need to be patient."
"AIFF will be monitoring the situation of the coronavirus outbreak and decide on the fresh dates," the federation wrote in an official letter to state federations.
Two I-League clubs by the end of 2020-21 season and the winners of 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons will be offered to play in the ISL.
Star Indian shot-stopper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who played the match of his life between the poles, was also indeed very proud of how India performed in the match and gave their best against the Asian Champions.
After a heartbreaking defeat in the first match against Oman in Guwahati, the draw against Qatar has endured that India get their first points on the board.
India will play their first match of the qualifying campaign of FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022, AFC Asian Cup, China 2023 against Oman.
The minister also heaped praise on the Indian women's team for their recent rise in the FIFA rankings which were released on 12 July.
