Indian players who can have a big impact on Sunday's I-League Kolkata Derby

AS THE HOUR OF the first Kolkata Derby of the season draws nearer, all the talk around it seems to be centred around the foreign players in action.

At the tea stalls, the newspapers, evening shows on local news channels... everywhere the talking points seem to be about whether Mohun Bagan defence will be able to withstand the offensive duo of Wedson and Plaza, whether Sony Norde will get enough space in the wing and whether Duffy's timing will hold him in good stead at the Kanchanjungha Stadium.

But the Kolkata Derby is a quintessential Indian football event, pitting the best talent in the country against each other for almost a decade. So TFG takes a look at 14 Indian players who are raring to make a mark on Sunday's crucial and prestigious first Derby of the season.