Sunil Chettri News

Sunil Chettri-led India national football team will face Myanmar in Imphal in the first match of the tri-nation football tournament, also featuring Kyrgyzstan, on Wednesday (March 22).

The players whose clubs would be playing in the semi-finals of the ongoing Indian Super League will be joining the camp as and when their club commitments end.

Indian football team captain Sunil Chettri tweets about the hardships players are facing due to the Covid-19 Bio-bubble protocols.

Chhetri is the only Indian player to have scored his international goals in three decades.

He said there was no dearth of talent but a proper grooming system is missing to make boys play international standard football.

Skipper Sunil Chhetri scored a brace on his 100th international game as Jeje Lalpekhlua also got on the scoresheet to help India beat Kenya 3-0 and put on foot in the final of the Intercontinental Cup on a rain-soaked Monday night at the Mumbai Football Arena here.:

Captain Sunil Chettri starred in India's 5-0 win over Chinese Taipei by registering his third career-hat-trick but the feat didn't invoke wild celebrations from the striker, who said that he is someone who doesn't like to "celebrate outrageously" on the field.

On his return from Macau, Chhetri presented the India U-17 players with the jersey by Nike, before telling them not to be scared to face the big tournament.

Sunil Chhetri is now only behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Clint Dempsey in the list of active international players with most goals.

Lyngdoh was chosen the winner on basis of votes from Coaches of I-League Clubs.