Virat Kohli Reacts To Sunil Chhetri Retirement: Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri announced his retirement from international football earlier today, and the wider sports world is reacting to the news.
Chhetri made his debut for the senior national side all the way back in 2005. 19 years and 150 appearances later, not only is he the highest goal scorer for the Indian national football team with 94, but he is also fourth in the list of all-time international goal scorers and third in the list of active players behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Having been the face of Indian football for over a decade, Captain Fantastic has led the team through ups and downs and is arguably the greatest Indian footballer of all time.
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Chhetri will play his final game for the national team in a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kuwait on June 6.
Naturally, people involved in sports and the fans will react to the news. But first, here is the social media post released by Sunil himself announcing his retirement.
Virat Kohli Reacts To Sunil Chhetri Retirement
Former captain of the Indian cricket team and legendary batter Virat Kohli, who has been a long-time friend of Chhetri, wrote a comment under the 39-year-old’s retirement post, which read, “My brother. PROUD.”
Everyone, from the Indian football team to his ISL club Bengaluru FC, posted tribute to the football maestro on social media.
Even the cricketing world could not stay away from this news, as several IPL teams posted tributes to the legend.
And of course, fans also reacted to the news.
Even if he has just one international game left, he has a task on his hands. India is currently second in Group A of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with four points. The fifth match of the tournament will be against Kuwait; a win here would cement India in the second spot ahead of the final game against an unbeaten Qatar. Only the top two teams will qualify for the next round.
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