Sunil Chhetri leads India to victory (Image: AIFF Twitter)
Chhetri is now tied with legendary Indian ahead IM Vijayan with 4 objectives scored in India’s profitable causes in the World Cup qualifiers.
India’s captain improbable Sunil Chhetri throughout the course of his match-winning brace in opposition to Bangladesh in the FIFA World Cup Qualifer in opposition to Bangladesh crossed Argentina’s Lionel Messi to develop into the second-highest energetic worldwide goalscorer with 74 objectives. Only Cristiano Ronaldo with 103 worldwide objectives is forward of him.
The 36-year-old at the begin of the match which served as a qualifier for AFC Asian Cup 2023 as effectively, was tied on 72 objectives with the Argentine maestro. Messi scored his 72nd purpose final week when transformed from the spot in opposition to Chile in their 1-1 draw in the World Cup qualifiers. Chhetri surpassed Messi when he headed residence from Ashique Kuruniyan’s move on the 79th minute in opposition to Bangladesh.
With 73 objectives, he was tied with UAE’s Ali Mabkhout who had lately scored in opposition to Malaysia final week. Team India captain overtook Mabkhout to develop into the second-highest energetic worldwide goalscorer proper at the dying when he acquired a move from Suresh Singh and comfortably positioned it into the again of the internet.
Chhetri can also be now tied with legendary Indian ahead IM Vijayan with 4 objectives scored in India’s profitable causes in the World Cup qualifiers.
AIFF President Praful Patel additionally congratulated Sunil Chhetri on attaining this feat. He took to Twitter and wrote, “Our Indian Football skipper Sunil Chhetri provides one other feather to his illustrious cap as he overtook Lionel Messi to develop into the second-highest energetic worldwide goalscorer with 74 objectives. An enormous congratulations to Captain Fantastic & wishing him many extra accolades in the future.”
Our @IndianFootball skipper Sunil Chhetri adds another feather to his illustrious cap as he overtook Lionel Messi to become the second-highest active international goalscorer with 74 goals. A big congratulations to Captain Fantastic & wishing him many more accolades in the future pic.twitter.com/kzpgCQbXEp— Praful Patel (@praful_patel) June 7, 2021
Up next for India is Afghanistan a week from today. India would need a win to finish third in Group E which would guarantee them a berth in the 2023 Asian Cup.
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