How many long balls India play, and who plays most.
Updated 25 September 2026, after the last game
Gurmeet Singh has played the most long balls for India in 2026, eight in one appearances, 8.00 a game, ahead of Liston Colaco with four and Lalengmawia Lalengmawia with four, across all competitions.
India play more long balls at home, 17.0 a game in their last eight home games against 15.4 in their last nine away.
India played 33 long balls at home to Hong Kong on 31 March, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 5.5 across their six games, and their fewest was none at home to Panama on 25 September.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anwar Ali | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 5 |
| Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 3 |
| Sandesh Jhingan | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 4 |
| Lalengmawia Lalengmawia | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 3 |
| Liston Colaco | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 4 |
| Rahul Bheke | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 4 |
| Tekcham Abhishek Singh | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 2 |
| Vishal Kaith | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 1 |
| Subashish Bose | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 |
| Gurmeet Singh | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 |
| Suresh Singh | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 2 |
| Naorem Mahesh Singh | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 3 |
| Akash Mishra | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 2 |
| Nikhil Prabhu | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 3 |
| Ashish Rai | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| Macarton Louis Nickson | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 2 |
| Deepak Tangri | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| Farukh Choudhary | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 |
| Lallianzuala Chhangte | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 3 |
| Udanta Singh Kumam | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Brandon Fernandes | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Hmingthanmawia Ralte | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Manvir Singh | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Vikram Partap Singh | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Bijoy Varghese | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Ashique Kuruniyan | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Boris Singh | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Brison Fernandes | 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 |
| Lalremsanga Fanai | 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 |
| Ryan Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sunil Chhetri | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Rahim Ali | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sahal Abdul Samad | 3 | 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 | 33 | 43 | 76 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Bangladesh (A) | Asian Cup Qualification | 1-0 | 50 | 38 | 88 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Singapore (H) | Asian Cup Qualification | 1-2 | 56 | 43 | 99 |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Singapore (A) | Asian Cup Qualification | 1-1 | 36 | 41 | 77 |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Hong Kong (A) | Asian Cup Qualification | 1-0 | 53 | 58 | 111 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| India long balls | Over 12.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| India long balls | Over 14.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| India long balls | Over 16.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| India long balls | Over 18.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| India long balls | Over 20.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 12.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 14.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 16.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 18.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 20.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total long balls | Over 20.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total long balls | Over 25.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total long balls | Over 30.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total long balls | Over 35.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total long balls | Over 40.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |