India's football captain Sunil Chhetri has said that he would have preferred to have more time to spend with the national team before their crucial World Cup qualifiers against Turkmenistan (October 8) and Oman (Oct 13).


Sunil Chhetri. Pic/AFP

The national team had to cancel a conditioning camp in India as Indian Super League (ISL) outfits refused to release national players for more than the mandated four days ahead of the Turkmenistan match.