One of the most decorated footballers in the history of Indian football, Sunil Chhetri has announced his retirement through a video he posted on his social media accounts. Chettri has talked about how much he will do all the training sessions and wear the Indian jersey. Sunil Chettri also notified that he will be playing his last match from India against Kuwait which is going to be a Fifa World Cup 2026 qualifier game. The match will take place in Kolkata. 'My Brother, PROUD' Virat Kohli, BCCI and Others Pay Tribute to Sunil Chhetri As Indian Football Legend Announces International Retirement.

The Indian football team is in the second position in the Group A points table and will certainly look for a win over Kuwait when they play their home game. India only has a single win to their name till now. Sunil Chhetri has been able to score 252 goals for club and country. Sunil Chhetri is the player with the most goals in India. Sunil Chhetri is also one of the top goal scorers with 94 international goals. Virat Kohli Reacts As Sunil Chhetri Announces Retirement from International Football.

1. AFC Challenge Cup Final Hat Trick:

At the beginning of his career, Sunil Chhetri smashed a hat trick in the final of the AFC Challenge Cup's 2008 edition. This led India to a win over Tajikistan. In the previous year, Sunil Chhetri was awarded the AIFF Player of the Year title for his stellar performance in Nehru Cup 2007.

2. Intercontinental Cup Brace:

Just a few days after scoring his other international hat trick, Sunil Chhetri turned up for India to score a brace against Kenya which led India to win the Intercontinental Cup 2018. In the same year, he grabbed the title of FPAI Indian Player of the Year and also AIFF Player of the Year.

3. SAFF Championship Final Late Winner:

In 2016 India was going head-to-head against Afghanistan in the SAFF Championship Final and Sunil Chhetri scored a winner for India in the 101st minute. This ultimately led India to win the title. Chhetri grabbed SAFF Championship Player of the Tournament in 2011, 2015 and 2021 respectively. Sunil Chhetri also secure the SAFF Championship top scorer titles in 2011, 2021 and 2023.

All in all, Sunil Chhetri has always been a great asset to Indian football as he helped secure some important titles for the country and has been competing on the international stage which helped football fans acknowledge him and Indian football.

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