India will play against Nepal without their head coach Igor Stimac tonight at Sri Katiravaa stadium. Stimac got marching orders for his antics in the match against Pakistan.

He said he doesn't regret for what he did.

"Whatever decision I made wasn't in the heat of the moment but with a cool head and knowing that there would be a sanction after it. I'm there to protect my boys and my team. It's better I get the cards than them," he told AIFF mouth piece, the-aiff.com.

He added he has forgotten about the match against Pakistan. 

"I'm very happy with how we responded against Pakistan. I'm also happy that we've already forgotten about that match and are working on the next one," said Stimac. "With all due respect to every team participating here, we are only thinking about ourselves.", the-aiff was quoted as saying.

He also talked about the match against Nepal.

"Nepal changed their coach a few months ago. He is trying to bring and implement a new philosophy to their game. But as I said, we're not thinking about them. Our only concern is us and where we can improve. We need to maintain the good momentum as far as possible," Stimac stated.