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Sunil Chhetri will return from the match against Bangladesh on 25 March.
Sunil Chhetri, the biggest star of Indian football, retired in Kolkata after the match against Qatar in June 2024. The biggest question in Indian football after his 19 -year -old international career was – “Who after Sunil Chhetri?” Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were the third of the active players who scored the highest goals in international football. Finding the option of such a big player was never going to be easy. It happened exactly the same. In the last nine months, no player emerged in Indian football who could replace him. In such a situation, Chhetri returned from retirement on 6 March. The question was that after Sunil Chhetri, then the answer is – Sunil Chhetri himself. Coach Markage said, ‘The team needs victory right now and Chhetri is the best striker in India, there is no doubt. Why is Chhetri returning?
- India will play friendly matches against Maldives on 19 March. After this, Team India will take on Bangladesh in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifier. On the insistence of the Indian team coach Manolo Margage, the 40 -year -old Chhetri will play for the team in this international window of March. They will return to the field 286 days after retirement.
- India did not win any match in football in 2024 throughout the year. The team lost six out of 11 matches and five were drawn. In these matches, the team scored 15 goals and scored just four.
- By removing the Igor Stimac, the association made Markets a coach but during his tenure the team has scored only two goals, five goals have been scored. India has not won any match since Chhetri’s retirement. Players like Lalinjuala Chhangte, Manveer and Liston Kolaso ​​have not become a trusted option for Chhetri. In such a situation, there was no option left near Markage to call Chhetri.
Chhetri’s return shows that 13 clubs of ISL fail Bichung Bhutinia says that the return of Chhetri is not a good sign for Indian football. We have to depend on a 40 -year -old retiring player. The coach is under pressure to win the qualifier, but we should think long -term and give the youth a chance. However, Chhetri’s return is good for the team. The coach has expressed confidence in them. Now it has to be seen whether he plays 90 minutes or not. There is also a big risk for Chhetri here. If India is not able to qualify, then all the defects can be put on them only.
The former striker says that Chhetri’s return reflects the failure of ISL. This shows that 13 clubs of ISL have not prepared a single Indian striker in the last few years that could replace Chhetri.
Chhetri India’s highest scorer in the current domestic season Even at the age of 40, Chhetri is the best striker in India. He has scored 12 goals for Bangalore FC in the Domestic Football League ISL, which is the highest among Indians this season. Since his debut in 2005, Chhetri has scored about 40 per cent goals of Team India, and between 2021 and 2024, only 45 per cent goals of the national team have scored.
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(Tagstotranslate) Sunil Chhetri came out of retirement on the advice of his coach
