Doha : “Cometh the hour, cometh the man” a phrase very popular, the Indian National Team Captain Sunil Chhetri is an epitome of the same. Chhetri scored a brace against Bangladesh in FIFA World Cup and Asian Championship qualifier as his country needed 3 points to stay in the race for Asian Championship qualification to be played in China in 2023.
The Indian skipper scores his 73rd International goal on 80 minutes with a header from the right side of six yard box and gave his team the much needed lead. He completed his brace and the 74th International goal on 92 minute with a fine finish in the top left corner of the oppositions goalkeeper and made it look like a piece of cake.
With the 73rd and 74th goal Chettri is now behind just Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 103 goals in the list of highest international goal scorer. Chhetri overtook Lionel Messi who scored his 72nd goal against Chile courtesy a penalty in the World Qualifiers on Thursday (June 7) .
Much of which can be attributed to this man wearing the armband, from encouraging fans to come to stadiums to placing himself alongside the names of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Chhetri has brought limelight back to this game in many ways not just on the field off the game as well.
