Sunil Chhetri Wins Intercontinental Cup for India: Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Sania Mirza & Others Hail the Feat

Indian football captain, Sunil Chhetri scored a couple of goals against Kenya during the Intercontinental Cup 2018 in Mumbai last evening. With this, the footballer even equated Lionel Messi’s goal tally and won the tournament. Many fans who made it to the stadium celebrated the victory with the team.

The victory sent Twitter into a tizzy. Many fans took to Twitter to express their joy and congratulate the team. Celebrities like Sania Mirza, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and many others hailed their feat and congratulated Chhetri.

Sachin Tendulkar wrote, “Splendid performance from the #MenInBlue. Keep it up, @chetrisunil11 and the @IndianFootball team. You guys totally deserved this victory. Our support will always continue to be with you. #INDvKEN.”

“Thank you @chetrisunil11 for giving the country so much to cherish. You were inspirational and I am sure this #IntercontinentalCup victory will help in ensuring that you guys play in a jam packed stadium . Congratulations @IndianFootball #INDvKEN,” read Virender Sehwag’s post.

Sania Mirza wrote, “Yeahhhh Team @IndianFootball 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽🏆🏆🏆 well done boys .. @chetrisunil11.”

VVS Laxman wrote, “Congratulations to the @IndianFootball team on winning the #IntercontinentalCup finals. @chetrisunil11 led by example and this win will go a long way in helping the popularity of the sport.#INDvKEN.”

“64 Goals and Counting, @chetrisunil11 . The Man. The Myth. The Legend. #INDvKEN #champion @IndianFootball #IndianFootball,” read Manish Pandey’s tweet.

“Congratulations India on winning the #IntercontinentalCup in style. The captain @chetrisunil11 led from the front in style @IndianFootball #INDvKEN,” posted Mohammad Kaif.

After winning the tournament, Sunil Chhetri spoke about equalizing Lionel Messi’s record. He said, “Those are just stats, There is no comparison between me and Messi. I am a huge fan of him. The two players are big stars, There is no comparison, I am a big fan of them, There is a massive difference between them and us.”

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