Football: Sunil Chhetri set to retire from international football after Kuwait match on June 6
Chhetri has played 150 matches for India since making his debut in 2005.
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Indian men’s national team captain Sunil Chhetri on Thursday announced that he will retire from international football after India’s upcoming Fifa World Cup qualification second round match against Kuwait.
Chhetri made the announcement in a video posted on social media.
The 39-year-old forward has played 150 matches for India since making his debut against Pakistan in 2005.
Chhetri said, “I have never thought that I have played these many games for my country, that I have done these things – good or bad. But the last two months I did it. Probably because I knew that I was going to the decision that the next game was going to be my last game.”
I'd like to say something... pic.twitter.com/xwXbDi95WV— Sunil Chhetri (@chetrisunil11) May 16, 2024
“It took time because the kid inside me never wants to stop playing for his country. I have practically lived my dream but nothing comes close to playing for the country,” he added.
Chhetri is India’s highest goal-scorer in men’s football with 94 goals. An ever-present figure in the national team for the past two decades, Chhetri has won 11 titles with the national team. These include the four SAFF Championship titles, three Nehru Cup titles, two Intercontinental Cup titles, the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup and the 2023...
