India qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup after missing out of the 2015's edition. Kotal played five matches in the qualifiers for India in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Kotal was included in the 23-member squad of India to travel to UAE. He played his debut match in any edition AFC Asian Cup, and also his first of the 2019 edition on 6 January 2019, where India outplayed Thailand, and defeated them with an humongous score of 1–4. It was also India's first victory in an AFC Asian Cup match in 55 years, and was also their biggest win in Asian Cup history. Kotal played all three matches in their group stage including the do-or-die match against Bahrain on 14 January, which India lost 0–1, resulting in the elimination of India from the campaign.