Impressive debut by Mendy and as for Jairu he seems to be improving with each match. His crosses were more lethal and his runs more dangerous, a huge improvement from SAFF cup. If he keeps on progressing in this manner we have a valuable player for NT.
Bikash Jairu Wikipedia page seems to be updated now. Earlier he was 33 years old, now he is 25. He is from Sikkim. I was thinking that he is Bengali as name Bikash reminded me of Bikash Panji. He must be of Nepali origin then.
Maybe. Representing your country is definitely a proud thing for anyone and this might have led him to improve on his game. SC needs to be lauded for this also. Coach's faith helps a lot!
Yeah but Sikkim has huge Nepali Origin population. Best known Sikkimese people like Baichung Bhutia and Danny Denzongpa are of Bhutia/Lepcha community which can be called ethnically Sikkimese. But even these people speak Nepali fluently. Nirmal chhetri, Sanju Pradhan, Uttam Rai, Bikash Jairu are all examples of Nepali Origin Sikkim players. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikkim#Ethnicity
Among the names you mentioned, only Lepchas are ethnically Sikkimese. Bhutias and Lepchas are not same. Denzongpa literally translates into Sikkimese or one who is from Sikkim.
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http://www.indiansuperleague.com/fc-pune-city/squad/midfielder-19135-bikash-jairu-playerprofile
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikkim#Ethnicity