India vs Oman: Manvir Singh equaliser helps India seal 1-1 draw on return to international football

India came up with an impressive show on their return to international football after more than a year as Manvir Singh found the target to help the Blue Tigers seal a 1-1 draw against Oman in Dubai.

India were without their captain Sunil Chhetri but a young side came up with an impressive show to hold higher-ranked Oman to a 1-1 draw in the first of their two international friendlies in Dubai. Manvir Singh's fine headed-goal in the 2nd half helped India share honours at the Maktoom Bin Rashid Stadium on Thursday. FULL TIME! HONOURS EVEN!India mark their return to int'l football with a draw versus Oman, as Manvir equalized through a stunning header & a record 10 players made their senior debut in the game!FT: 1-1 #IndianFootball #BackTheBlue #INDOMA #BlueTigers pic.twitter.com/S8pH36fgWU India handed senior debuts to a record tally of 10 players during the hard-fought encounter, which marked their return to international football after 492 days. Igor Stimac's men went down trailing 0-1 after Zahir Al Aghbari's strike that followed a poor defensive error. Despite putting a strong show in the first half, the Blue Tigers headed to the break handing over the lead to Oman.