TIL Desk Sports/ For a country obsessed with cricket, it isnt easy being a household name if you play another sport. But Indias football team captain Sunil Chhetri has managed to do just that as he is undoubtedly the face of the game in this country. From a young striker who played second fiddle to the legendary Bhaichung Bhutia to taking on the leaders mantle with elan, Chhetri had done it all.
With 67 goals in his kitty, Chhetri is the second highest international goal-scorer among active players ahead of even Lionel Messi. But what sets the skipper apart from all, is his humility and desire to keep going for the country.
On the road ahead both for him and the national team, Chhetri said he will look to keep representing the country till his body permits him to as it has been an absolute honour for him to wear the national jersey.
“I’m happy to do it for as long as my body allows me to. It has been the biggest honour of my life and career to play for the country and I will keep at it as long as I am capable of doing it,” he said.
