Star footballer Sunil Chhetri announced his decision to retire from international football .

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Star footballer Sunil Chhetri announced his decision to retire from international football after the FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait on June 6, bringing the curtains down on a career that is unparalleled in Indian football for its longevity and consistency. The long-serving national team captain announced his decision on May 16 via a video he posted on his social media accounts. “It was not that I was feeling tired,” Chhetri said in the video. “When the instinct came this should be my last game, I thought about it a lot and eventually I came to this decision.”


      Chhetri, who debuted in 2005 against Pakistan, has been the face of Indian football for nearly a decade and a half.

      He has scored 94 international goals for India, making him the third-highest active international goalscorer after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and the fourth all-time international goalscorer.

     

 

     


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