New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS): Pune FC midfielder Arata Izumi and Mohun Bagan midfielder Lalkamal Bhowmick have made a return to the national football squad that will face AFC Challenge Cup champions Palestine in back-to-back international friendlies.

India national football team coach Wim Koevermans announced the 20-member squad Friday.

Both the matches would be held at the Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal Oct 6 and 9 respectively.

Mohun Bagan’s Pritam Kotal has received a maiden call-up to the senior national camp.

The squad will assemble in Goa Sep 27 where they would be based till Oct 3.

The India team are currently ranked 158th in the world while Palestine are 102nd as per the latest FIFA Rankings.

The Squad:

Goalkeepers: Subrata Paul, Karanjit Singh, Amrinder Singh.

Defenders: Denzil Franco, Pritam Kotal, Arnab Mondal, Raju Gaikwad, Sandesh Jhinghan, Aiborlang Khongjee, Narayan Das.

Midfielders: Mehtab Hossain, Lenny Rodrigues, Arata Izumi, Lalkamal Bhowmick, Francis Fernandes, Clifford Miranda, Victorino Fernandes.

Forwards: Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh, Balwant Singh.