Sunil Chhetri creates new record in 150th Indian football team appearance

Sunil Chhetri marked his 150th appearance for the Indian football team today.

Captain, leader, legend Sunil Chhetri has etched his name into the history books, as he made his 150th appearance for the Indian football team today.

Chhetri journey from a young teenager who stepped on the green field in Quetta, donning the Blue Jersey for the very first time, to now being the heart and soul of Indian football, his meteorical rise through the pecking order has been a joy to watch.

The India skipper graces his 150th appearance with a goal against Afghanistan from the penalty spot in the 38th minute of the game, to give India a valuable lead in their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Afghanistan.

Chhetri’s goal against Afghanistan is also his first for the national team in this calendar year, and ups his tally of international goals, to 94.

With this goal, Sunil Chhetri has continued his impressive streak of scoring a goal in all of the numerically special games that he has played in.

Sunil Chhetri’s scoring chart

India’s performances so far in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

The Blue Tigers have put up quite an inconsistent performance so far in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Igor Stimac’s men found the perfect start, as they defeated Kuwait away from home, and bagged three crucial points.

The following game witnessed a valiant effort, but a subsequent bump by high flying Qatar, who handed them a 3-0 defeat. Their next encounter, against Afghanistan, ended in a 0-0 draw, much to the frustration of Igor Stimac and his men.

Now, as the Blue Tigers buckle up in Guwahati, they have a task in their hands to take back all three points, so as to consolidate a qualifying spot into the third round of qualifiers.

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