Dilan Markanday Interested in Playing for India; Hamza Choudhury's Charity Auction Raises £7,000
Dilan Markanday, a winger for Chesterfield and a notable figure in English football, has expressed his keen interest in playing for the Indian national team. Markanday, who is of British-Indian descent, recently marked five years since he became the first British South Asian to play for Tottenham Hotspur.
He noted that Indian diaspora and Overseas Citizens of India can only represent the national team if they renounce their overseas passports. Markanday attended a match between India and Jamaica this summer, where he was impressed by the players' professionalism and quality. He hopes to contribute to the team in future tournaments.
In other news, Hamza Choudhury's shirt from Leicester City's 2021 FA Cup final sold for £7,000 at a charity auction in London, benefiting the Children Not Numbers charity. The event raised around £90,000 overall. Choudhury expressed pride in supporting the charity, which aids children affected by the conflict in Gaza. He is set to play for Bangladesh in the upcoming South Asian Football Federation Championship.
