Kolkata: With the 2020-21 I-League season set to start on January 9,  The All India Football Federation's (AIFF) developmental team Indian Arrows will start their campaign the next day against Churchill Brothers. Indian Arrows head coach Venkatesh Shanmugam wants more players from his side to play for India at the senior level. Last season was not good for Indian Arrows as the team had finished the at the bottom of the table. The team had nine points after 16 games with just two wins. However, the coach feels the side had faced close defeats last year and are now well prepared for the upcoming challenge.

Talking to a website, Venkatesh said, "Last year was a different story. If you see all the matches, we were very close and also the scoreline, most of them we lost 1-0. This is a development team, yes, of course, the results are important but at the same time, we have to see if the players are getting the right platform and opportunity."

Venkatesh said that the upcoming tournament is a great opportunity for the young guns and he wants to prepare them for the senior level. He said that it is a great opportunity to play in the I-League. The idea is the same for us, to prepare these players for senior India. 

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