Cricket-obsessed fifa coins India languishes at 150th in the world rankings, a state of affairs that has prompted FIFA president Sepp Blatter to dub the country of 1.2 billion the 'sleeping giant' of world soccer.
Chopra, who has also played in Champions League for Newcastle, is aware of soccer's ground realities in India and is confident he can easily adjust.
"The Indian team has got some good players. If I can help them raise their profile and make them a better team - that's my aim," Chopra said.
"Obviously it will be nice to play international football and play against teams I have never played against. It will be good for my career."
The ISL has attracted some of the familiar names in world soccer and Chopra believes the league will change the face of the game in India.
"Everybody talks about cricket in India but I am pleased with the positive reports of the first edition of the ISL and hopefully I can boost it further," he said.
"There are some real class players that will play the tournament and maybe more players will join next year.
"And once the league starts I www.proutcoins.com think there will be lot more kids wanting to play football rather than cricket."
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