Beijing: The Indian under-16 team will play two practice matches against Manchester United and Everton as part of its preparation for the Asian Championships in Uzbekistan in October.

The Indian team, sponsored by Airtel, leave for England Sept 1 on a nine-day exposure tour and will play their first match opposite Everton at Liverpool Sept. 4 and against Manchester United, Sept. 9.

The team:
Goalkeeper: Abhishek Das , Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Jayanta Paul
Defenders: Ajit Dhurva Bhoir , Ashfaq Ali , Ashish Chetri, Deepak Devrani, Shallum Pires, Sumit Rawat , Taranjit Kumar , Tanmoy Ghosh, Vishal Kumar Ravindra Kumar
Midfielders: Akshay Vimal Kumar Mall,Bijendra Rai, Bikramjit Singh,Shilton Sydney D’Silva , Harpreet Bedi, O.R. Lalrindika,Sunny , Tirthankar Sarkar
Forwards: Raegan Albarnas, Abhishek Das, Malsawmfela , Prem Kumar and Vivek Kumar