Playing his 127th match, the 37-year-old Chhetri got his 81st international goal by scoring a 14th-minute penalty. However, he missed a couple of chances in the box, but managed to score his second goal of the match when he nodded home a Brandon Fernandes cross to secure the win for India.
Jordan took the lead, as Ahmad Saleh controlled an aerial through ball inside the Indian penalty box and played it to Abu Amara on the first touch, as the latter side-footed it home.
It was earlier on May 9 that the Zambia FA had officially confirmed their participation for the match which was supposed to be played in Doha on June 25.
Stimac, who coached Croatia to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 also underlined the importance of taking "necessary precautions, and staying safe".
Sunil Chettri, the captain of the Indian team, whose ancestors are from Nepal, spoke in Nepali language upon his arrival
Igor Stimac, who coached Croatia to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014, further referred to the Indian team's improvement in recent times.
The U-17 Women’s World Cup, which was due to happen between November 2 and 21, was eight months away, was postponed due to the pandemic.
It was on September 10 last year that India played the memorable game at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha. That made India the first team from the continent to register a clean sheet against the Maroons in the year.
India are also scheduled to host Qatar on October 8, play Bangladesh away on November 12 and host Afghanistan on November 17.
With all footballing activities in India under the aegis of AIFF staying suspended, Bibiano has been in touch with the boys via online sessions.
