Video: Will ISL Take Blame for Indian Football’s Disastrous Year?

An extreme drop in rankings & an early exit from the 2018 WC qualifiers- is ISL doing any good for Indian football?

In March 2015, India was placed 173rd in the FIFA standings - their worst ranking ever.

Eight matches and five defeats this year and the Indian football team became one of the first squads to be eliminated from the running for a spot in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. That’s not all. Also in 2015, the Blue Tigers saw their international ranking drop to 173 - their worst ever.

All this in a country that spends three months in a year singing ‘Lets Football’ along with the likes of Roberto Carlos, Nicolas Anelka and Zico.

In this video, The Quint digs a bit deeper than just the surface charm of the league and asks the all-important question- does the Indian Super League really care about Indian football?