00:00 A major controversy has emerged regarding Indian football men's team coach Igor Stimac,
00:06 who repeatedly consulted an astrologer to pick the team for the crucial Asian Cup qualifier
00:13 against Afghanistan in Kolkata on June 11, 2022. Bhupesh Sharma, the astrologer, was
00:20 introduced to Stimac by the All India Football Federation.
00:25 And Secretary General of AIFF Kushal Das admitted to IE that he introduced the two of each other
00:33 in May 2022. Stimac had reportedly sent a list with the names of a probable 11 of the
00:40 game, which was a must-win to remain in contention for the championship. The match was to take
00:47 place on June 11 and the list was shared on June 9.
00:51 According to the report, Sharma replied against each player's name with remarks like "Good",
00:57 "Can do very well", "Needs to avoid overconfidence", "A below-average day", "A very good day for
01:03 him but might get over-aggressive" and "Not recommended for the day".
01:09 Interestingly, according to Sharma, two big players whose stars were not favourable did
01:14 not make it to the final 11 in the match against Afghanistan.
01:19 India won the match by 2-1.
01:23 The Indian team played four matches during May and June 2022. These were against Jordan,
01:29 Cambodia, Afghanistan and Hong Kong.
01:32 The report said that Stimac shared lists of players with Sharma before every match. He
01:38 also shared injury updates and substitutional strategies.
01:41 Hence now, after the news has gone viral, it is worth finding out who Bhupesh Sharma
01:47 is and his entire history.
01:49 Bhupesh Sharma is a Delhi NCR-based astrologer who was introduced by Stimac by an official
01:56 of the All India Football Federation, as reported by the Indian Express.
02:02 Sharma is also the founder of AstroBuddy, which is a Delhi-based online astrology platform.
02:08 The particular software was launched in 2018 and aims to take science-based astrological
02:14 practices famous.
02:16 The coach has finally broken his silence on the ongoing controversy to take assistance
02:22 from an astrologer to pick the Indian team for the Asia Cup qualifiers.
02:28 The 56-year-old coach has mentioned that he remains committed to the cause of Indian football
02:34 and dropped a hint that he will make a few big revelations in the coming days.
02:40 Target an honest fighter for the betterment of Indian football.
02:45 The time is coming to put all cards on the table and see how much and who really cares
02:50 about football in the country, Stimac wrote on ex, formerly known as Twitter.
02:55 Give it a thought before making up your judgement and thanks once again for your support.
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