Sunil Chhetri (L) and Lionel Messi (Photo Credit: AIFF and Reuters)
Sunil Chhetri mentioned comparisons with Lionel Messi have been misplaced after the Indian overtook the Argentine legend within the worldwide goalscoring charts.
- AFP New Delhi
- Last Updated:June 09, 2021, 19:34 IST
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India’s Sunil Chhetri mentioned Wednesday comparisons with Lionel Messi are misplaced after overtaking him in variety of objectives, and added he stays an enormous fan of the Argentine star. Chhetri surpassed Messi’s tally of 72 worldwide objectives in India’s 2-0 win over Bangladesh on Monday to stand behind top-ranked Cristiano Ronaldo (103) amongst energetic gamers. “The truth is there isn’t any comparability in any respect (with Messi),” Chhetri, who has scored 74 international goals, said from Doha. “When anyone sees those (top goal scorer) chart, be happy for five seconds as an Indian and that’s about it. Forget about me and Messi because the whole world, including me, is a fan of Messi.”
Chhetri, 36, scored all two objectives in India’s victory within the qualifying match for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
With 73 strikes Ali Mabkhout, of the United Arab Emirates, can also be above Messi — a six-time Ballon d’Or winner extensively thought to be the best participant of the fashionable period.
India, who’re ranked a hundred and fifth within the FIFA staff rankings, are already out of the race to qualify for the World Cup however could make it to the Asian Cup in China.
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