Sunil Chhetri reacts after missing an opportunity to score against Bangladesh (AP Photo) HIGHLIGHTS 104th-ranked India managed to draw 1-1 against 187th-ranked Bangladesh India had lost to Oman 1-2 in their opening match before holding Qatar to a goalless draw India now have two points from three matches, while Bangladesh stay at the bottom with one point Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri on Wednesday apologised to fans for his team's poor performance against Bangladesh in the World Cup qualifier in Kolkata on Tuesday night.

104th-ranked India managed to draw 1-1 against 187th-ranked Bangladesh after defender Adil Khan cancelled out Saad Uddin's opener. A defeat at home would have severely dented India's hopes of advancing in the next round.

"We couldn't deliver a performance to match the atmosphere at the Salt Lake last night, and the dressing room is very disappointed about it. We couldn't capitalise on the chances we got,but this is a process on the pitch and in the stands. You turned up, we'll keep attempting to," Chhetri tweeted.

Fans on social media meanwhile, also slammed the Indian team after their shoddy performance against Bangladesh. Fans were particularly unimpressed by the Indian team's Viking clap celebration after the game and vented out their anger on social media.

India had lost to Oman 1-2 in their opening match before holding Asian champions Qatar to a goal-less draw in their previous match.

They now have two points from three matches, while Bangladesh stay at the bottom with one point from three games.

"Our scoring incapability was the reason why we didn't win. We conceded very silly goal. We can't expect to win the game if you concede such a goal. Their goalkeeper was my man-of-the-match," India coach Igor Stimac told reporters after the match.

"We deserved to win this game. We pushed until the end and created enough chances to win the game. But our scoring was not good enough.

"I'm not happy with first 45 minutes. Our players in the back were not passing well. When you play against a team like Bangladesh who put more in defence you need to pass well from behind," the Croatian said.

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