India football team coach Igor Stimac is not sure where the country would finish in the Hangzhou Asian Games next month given the U-23 format of the quadrennial showpiece and with very little known about the opposing teams.

Asked what finish at the Asian Games would satisfy him, Stimac said on Monday that while India do have a strong team, the fact that it is the only side having "not played a single game with the under-23s in the last two years" made predicting the outcome difficult.

"It's difficult to say (how far India will go in the Asian Games) because it's an under-23 competition, and you don't have much information about all the teams you're going to face there. I think we are the only team that hasn't played a single game with the under-23s in the last two years.

"How much we can do in a short preparation time is a huge question. Obviously, we do have strong under-23 players, who are already a huge part of the senior national team, and it should help us. But as you say, it's a similar competition to the Asian Cup, but different also because you don't have time between the games for recovery," Stimac said in an interview with the All India Football Federation.

With the prestigious King's Cup set to kick off in Thailand on September 7, Stimac is also looking at options in the likelihood of Sunil Chhetri not being part of the squad.

The King's Cup will be India's first outing abroad this year following their impressive performance at home where they have won three consecutive tournaments.

However, Chhetri's wife was admitted to hospital on August 8 because of dengue and the ace striker could miss the tournament.

On whether Chhetri would be a big miss, Stimac said, "Absolutely. That's why we are following our boys at the (ongoing) Durand Cup too."