Yesteryear football hero Shyam Thapa who had redefined the back-volley during his playing days couldn’t stop praising the entire team for their sublime performance in India’s AFC Asian Cup opener against Thailand. “I recalled my playing days seeing these young chaps – Ashique Kuruniyan and Anirudh Thapa play. Ashique has …
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Talismanic India striker Sunil Chhetri has a message, a request for support to the Fans of the Blue Tigers for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
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In today’s dynamic world of football, it’s not easy to go out and perform day in and day out, especially when your performance is being scrutinised from every possible angle. Amidst all of the analysis by all of India’s opponents, Sunil Chhetri has made it look so easy, no matter …
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On a night when the highest Indian scorer in International Football scored two against Thailand in India’s 4-1 victory, Sunil Chhetri preferred to walk backstage. “I can think about my goals some ten years later,” he maintained post-match. “At the moment, we need to focus. The goals need to come …
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Even as it’s prediction time for pundits all over the world on the forthcoming 2019 AFC Asian Cup, talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri expressed that “It won’t be easy for other teams to face India.” “All of us are super excited and thrilled right now. Apart from me and Gurpreet, it’s …
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It’s very rare in India for both the father-in-law, and his son-in-law to represent the country – that too at the AFC Asian Cup level. It was in December 2017 that two renowned footballing families tied the knot when talismanic National Team striker Sunil Chhetri got married to Sonam Bhattacharya, …
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The All India Football Federation have announced their 23 player India squad for the upcoming 2019 AFC Asian Cup to be played in the United Arab Emirates.
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With the 2019 AFC Asian Cup knocking at the door, former Indian midfielder Renedy Singh, a member of India’s 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Doha campaign, feels talismanic striker “Sunil Chhetri sets the best example in the current team.” “There are many players who have been doing well recently. But …
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With January’s 2019 AFC Asian Cup set to see India return to the Continent’s biggest stage for the first time in eight years, this wasn’t captain Sunil Chhetri simply hoping for safe passage to the United Arab Emirates in time for the tournament. It’s his vision for where his nation’s …
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The Newsclick Team chronicles the evolution of Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri in the game with anecdotes from footballers Baichung Bhutia, Renedy Singh, Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Eric Paartalu and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. As Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri’s 150th game for Indian Super League (ISL) side Bengaluru FC coincided …
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