Indian-origin Yan Dhanda on playing for India, OCI card debate, Call with AIFF official & more

Ross County's Indian-origin midfielder Yan Dhanda was in the news recently following his Twitter interaction with AIFF Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran. The midfielder spoke candidly in an exclusive conversation with host Ashish Negi on Khel Now's "Beyond The Scores" podcast. He reflected on his childhood as a Britton of Asian descent, his quest to play for India, a move to the ISL and much more. Audio- https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/... 00:00 - Intro 02:55 - Journey since the junior setup 05:30 - Challenges and obstacles faced at the start of the career 07:11 - Playing for West Bromwich Albion and then shifting base to Liverpool at the age of 14 09:01 - Differences between playing for Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion 13:00 - England Youth Call Up 14:00 - Decision to leave Liverpool and join Swansea City FC at 19 15:20 - Stay at Swansea City 16:42 - Decision to leave English Football and join Scottish Championships 19:40 - Ross County’s performance so far. 21:44 - Thoughts on the individual performance and dynamic positioning 22:55 - Indian connection with Scottish Premier League and the Asian players currently playing in SPL. 24:40 - Impact of Rio Ferdinand’s tweet 26:00 - Difficulties on giving up English passport 28:30 - FIFA’s constant rule changes on player representation since 2018 30:01 - Dream on playing for Indian National team and benefits of allowing OCI players to represent India 33:01 - Examples of players across several sports representing their home nations 36:20 - Conversation with AIFF General Secretary Shaji Prabakaran 39:00 - Message to the current Indian Govt on allowing OCI card holders to represent India and its benefits. 43:00 - Desire to play for India 45:20 - Chances of playing in the ISL in future 49:45 - Favourite Indian players (Sunil Chettri and Sahal Abdul Samad) 50:40 - Fluency in native language and favourite Indian cuisine 53:41 - Conclusion #indianfootball #isl #Football Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @khelnowtv   Khel Now- https://khelnow.com Khel Now Football Facebook Page-   / khelnowfootball   Khel Now Hindi-   / khelnowhindi   Khel Now World Football-   / knworldfootball   Khel Now Kabaddi-   / khelnowkabaddi   Twitter handle-   / khelnow   Instagram-   / khelnow   http://www.khelnowtv.com Music: Taste It by LiQWYD   / liqwyd   Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/3AkBW1Q Music promoted by Audio Library • Taste It – LiQWYD...