How many aerial duels India win, and who wins most.
Updated 25 September 2026, after the last game
Manvir Singh has won the most aerial duels for India in 2026, five in one appearances, 5.00 a game, ahead of Anwar Ali with three and Sandesh Jhingan with two, across all competitions.
India win as many aerial duels at home as away, 6.0 a game in their last eight home games and 6.0 in their last nine away.
India won 11 aerial duels at home to Hong Kong on 31 March, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 1.8 across their six games, and their fewest was none at home to Panama on 25 September.
| Player | Apps | Aerials Won | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anwar Ali | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 5 |
| Rahul Bheke | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 3 |
| Sandesh Jhingan | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 4 |
| Manvir Singh | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| Sunil Chhetri | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 2 |
| Rahim Ali | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 1 |
| Nikhil Prabhu | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 3 |
| Naorem Mahesh Singh | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Farukh Choudhary | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Vikram Partap Singh | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Hmingthanmawia Ralte | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Sahal Abdul Samad | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Akash Mishra | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Tekcham Abhishek Singh | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Lalengmawia Lalengmawia | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Liston Colaco | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Subashish Bose | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Vishal Kaith | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Brison Fernandes | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Deepak Tangri | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Ashish Rai | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Lalremsanga Fanai | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Udanta Singh Kumam | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Macarton Louis Nickson | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Ashique Kuruniyan | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Lallianzuala Chhangte | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Boris Singh | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Anirudh Thapa | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Manvir Singh | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jeakson Singh | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Edmund Lalrindika | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Roshan Singh | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gurmeet Singh | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ricky John Shabong | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jay Gupta | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sanan Mohammed K | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Suresh Singh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ryan Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Brandon Fernandes | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Bijoy Varghese | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | India | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | Panama (H) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Tajikistan (A) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Tajikistan (A) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 May 2026 | Zimbabwe (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 May 2026 | Jamaica (H) | Friendly International | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Hong Kong (H) | Asian Cup Qualification | 2-1 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Bangladesh (A) | Asian Cup Qualification | 1-0 | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Singapore (H) | Asian Cup Qualification | 1-2 | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Singapore (A) | Asian Cup Qualification | 1-1 | 20 | 19 | 39 |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Hong Kong (A) | Asian Cup Qualification | 1-0 | 13 | 22 | 35 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| India aerials won | Over 4.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| India aerials won | Over 5.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| India aerials won | Over 6.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| India aerials won | Over 7.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| India aerials won | Over 8.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 4.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 5.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 6.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 7.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 8.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 8.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 10.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 12.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 14.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 16.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |