Football: Sunil Chhetri’s last dance

Football: India cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and the team’s current icon Rishabh Pant took to their social media accounts to send emotional farewell messages to Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri after his final international game on June 6. Both Sachin and Pant praised Chhetri’s iconic 19-year-long career with the Blue Tigers, who kicked off their FIFA World Cup opener against Kuwait at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Stadium in Salt Lake, Kolkata on Thursday.

Qualifiers It ended with the fight.

Having played the full match, Chhetri was unable to end his already prestigious India career with another match-winning goal. The 39-year-old finished his career as the fourth-highest goalscorer in men’s international football with his 94 goals behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Ali Daei. The match will be a clarion call for India to end their reliance on the 39-year-old Chhetri’s set pieces, as he will now have to play more matches in the national team.

Team history The immense potential of the most capped and most successful player in the Indian team will be missed. “No goal is easy to achieve. Let alone 94 international goals. You have held the flag high, Sunil Chhetri. Congratulations on a wonderful career!” “A true legend of the game! Best wishes to you @chetrisunil11 bhai,” Rishabh’s post read. This will be the beginning of a new era for Indian football.