{"id":17220,"date":"2013-08-29T01:18:38","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T01:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=17220"},"modified":"2013-08-29T01:18:38","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T01:18:38","slug":"team-india-have-their-first-practice-session-in-kathmandu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=17220","title":{"rendered":"Team India have their first practice session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/football\/team%20india.jpg\" alt=\"Team India have their first practice session in Kathmandu\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-left: 6px; float: left;\" height=\"156\" width=\"250\" \/>Kathmandu: The Indian National Team had their first practice session at the Police Ground in Kathmandu on Wednesday. The practice session begun at 3pm sharp and continued for around an hour. The ground was a half an hour drive from the Team Hotel where Team India is based.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>National Coach Wim Koevermans was satisfied with the intensity of the practice session. \u201cIt was important for the boys to adjust to the grass. The grass was however, a bit wet and soft courtesy the rains. And it a bit big at places,\u201d Koevermans told www.the-aiff.com. \u201cHence, we took a bit more breaks in between,\u201d he added.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the dark clouds overhead and the Mountains at a distance all covered by the clouds, it didn\u2019t rain when the Indian Team practiced in the afternoon. However, post practice, there was a bit of drizzle in early evening.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did inspect three grounds in the morning for practice and eventually zeroed down on the Police Headquarters for the same,\u201d Koevermans pronounced.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are sticking to the strategies set by our Coach. We need to listen to his instructions and are looking forward to the first match,\u201d I-league\u2019s best Midfielder Lenny Rodrigues maintained.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Team India will have a morning practice session on Thursday (August 29).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu: The Indian National Team had their first practice session at the Police Ground in Kathmandu on Wednesday. The practice session begun at 3pm sharp and continued for around an hour. 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