I-League: Top five current Indian players without a top flight league title

Syed Rahim Nabi

India’s Mr Versatile went close on three occasions with East Bengal during his seven-year spell there. Nabi joined East Bengal as a teenager in 2004, with the red-and-gold brigade aiming for a hattrick of league titles under Subhash Bhowmick. But the squad had been weakened and that proved to be decisive as they finished third.

Nabi, who is now contracted with IMG-R, then finished runners-up under Belgain coach Philippe De Ridder in 2005-06 but for the next four years couldn’t challenge for the title despite being consistent individually. The reigning AIFF player of the year finished runners-up for the second time in 2010-11 under Morgan before moving to Mohun Bagan where he spent two seasons but never challenged for the title.