Bangladesh secures 0-0 draw against India in Hamza's debut

India is ranked 126th and Bangladesh 185th in the FIFA rankings, indicating a clear strength difference. However, Bangladesh put up a strong fight in the AFC Cup qualifier on Indian soil. Despite not scoring on Hamza Chowdhury's debut, Bangladesh held India to a 0-0 draw on Tuesday.

Bangladesh had an early chance in the first minute when India's goalkeeper, Vishal Baitya, made a mistake, giving Majibur Rahman Jonny an opportunity, but he missed. Ten minutes later, Vishal made another error, but Mohammad Hridoy couldn't capitalize on it.

In the first 12 minutes, Bangladesh missed three chances, preventing India from conceding. However, Bangladesh applied pressure on India's defense with several attacks in the first half.

India tried to bounce back, but Bangladesh faced a setback when captain Tapu Barman got injured in the 22nd minute. After that, India launched a few attacks, but Bangladesh goalkeeper Mitul Marma made several crucial saves to keep the score level.

In the 82nd minute, Majibur Rahman Jonny had a one-on-one opportunity against India’s goalkeeper but failed to score. As a result, the match ended in a 0-0 draw after 90 minutes.