Sunil Chhetri 3rd top scorer after Ronaldo & Messi retires from national team
Indian legend, Sunil Chhetri has announced his retirement from international football. He'll retire after the World Cup qualifier game against Kuwait on June 6.
Sunil Chhetri, the man, the legend, the leader. One if the most humble and hardworking sportsperson I have seen. Happy retirement champ.
Sunil Chhetri, Indian football team captain, is the 3rd highest international goalscorer among active players (4th overall), behind only Ronaldo and Messi.
He is also the highest active goalscorer from Asia.
Happy retirement legend.
Thank you for making India proud.
India’s record goal scorer and most capped player says it’s time for the country to see ‘the next number nine’ in an emotional video announcing his retirement.
India captain Sunil Chhetri says he will retire from international football, ending a record-breaking career for his country spanning two decades.
Chhetri, the country’s most prolific scorer, will retire after the World Cup qualifier against Kuwait on June 6, the 39-year-old announced on Thursday.
Chhetri has been the face of Indian football for nearly a decade-and-a-half and his 94 international goals make him the third-highest active international goal scorer after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
“It was not that I was feeling tired,” Chhetri said in a video he posted on social media.
“When the instinct came this should be my last game, I thought about it a lot and eventually I came to this decision.
“Will I be sad after this? Of course … the kid inside me never wants to stop if given a chance to play for his country.”
“It’s time for our country to see the next number nine.”
India play Kuwait while being second in qualifying Group A with four points, behind Qatar.
“The game against Kuwait demands pressure, we need the
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