June 2, 2018 this is nothing but a small plea from me to you. Tharoor went on to the extent of calling himself a cricket tragic and revealed that his love for the game started at. Sportspersons live for the days when they step on the turf with fans waving national flags, chanting their names. Chhetri kshetri, kshettri, kshetry or chhettri, nepali. My parents have been my pillars, never once chasing me to focus on books once. His grandson bhimsen thapa became mukhtiyar prime minister of nepal. Sunil chhetri is an indian professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger and captains both the indian super league side bengaluru and the indian national team. Biography of sunil chhetri in hindi by mr biography hd.
Sunil chhetri he is the mostcapped indian football player and also the highest goal scorer in the country and, in fact, is just five goals behind lionel messi on the international stage. Sunil chhetri this is nothing but a small plea from me. Sunil chhetri, the alltime leading scorer for india in international football, has been conferred the firstever football ratna by football delhi, the state association governing the sport in delhi. With his goals in the tournament, he now has a better international goal scoring record than wayne rooney, cristiano.
Sunil chhetri is indias alltime highest goal scorer with 47 goals. Priyaranjan dasmunsi and the footballer, shri sunil chetri alongwith other players celebrating after won the final of nehru football cup between india and syria in new delhi on august 29, 2007. He studied at bahai school in gangtok, bethanys in darjeeling, loyola school in kolkatta and army public school at new delhi. India and bengaluru fc captain sunil chhetri added a second feather to his cap after picking his first with churchill. In sikkim they speak nepali and read and write in devanagari. Some lesser known facts about sunil chhetri chettri debuted his career in sports as a player in mohun bagan in 2002 for the first time with his current mentor subroto bhattacharya.
Sunil chhetri talks history football news times of india. India in fifty lives, the eminent indian historian sunil khilnani sets out to paint an impressionistic history of that endlessly complex country. He overtook bhutias record of 89 goals by scoring 90th goal in the ileague match against aizawl fc. Pray that indian christians will lead the chettri to jesus christ. Sunil chhetri conferred with firstever football ratna. Sunil chhetri says hes yet to decide when to hang up his boots. He has been awarded the aiff player of the year award 4 times 2007, 2011, 20 and 2014. Sunil chhetri biography, achievements, career info, records. Pray that gospel recordings will lead them to salvation. The current captain of the india national team, he is the countrys alltime top goalscorer and mostcapped player.
Indian football team captain sunil chhetri on thursday made it clear that. Sunil chhetri profile football player,india sunil chhetri. Indian team captain sunil chhetri was given the man of the tournament prize. Sunil chhetri football player profile from india at ndtv sports. The bengaluru fc strike, sunil chhetri has overtaken bhaichung bhutia as the leading goalscorer in the history of indian league football. Bir bhadra thapa was a thapa of chhetri group and leading bharadar during unification of nepal. On 9 december 2011, chhetri netted twice in a match in indias 31 semifinal win over the maldives in the 2011 saff. Chhetri made history, becoming the first indian player to score a hattrick, in his fourth.
Sunil chhetri century of international appearances. A powerpoint presentation on the indian footballer sunil chhetri who is also the present captain of the indian team. Latest current affairs in may, 2020 about sunil chhetri. Nov 06, 2017 biography of sunil chhetri sunil chhetri born 3 august 1984 is an indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for indian club bengaluru fc and the indian national team. Apr 22, 2014 sunil chhetri talks history tnn updated. Sunil chhetri biography, achievements, career info. Apr 05, 2020 the men team of india currently under the captainship of sunil chhetri has never participated in the fifa world cup. See more ideas about football, indian, sunil chhetri. Revealing sunil chhetris road to success and fortune. Every page goes through several hundred of perfecting techniques. Get sunil chhetri football rankings info, individual records, photos, videos, stats, and all about sunil chhetri. Booknplay joins startup rovo to empower sports communities in india. Well, time and again players and athletes from different games and sports have made it a point to be among the leaders to make the nation proud.
Cristiano ronaldo to follow in his footsteps and to create history in. Captain of the indian national team, sunil chhetri is an indian professional footballer who was born on 3rd august 1984 in secunderabad, india. My life revolves around shuttling between taking the field for india and bengaluru fc. Sunil chhetri is an indian football player who is playing for mohun bagan ac at present. After independence in 1947, india qualified for world cup.
Sunil chhetri is an indian professional footballer who represents the india national football team as a forward. At 33, he has won and scored more than most and looks set to quench his hunger with more glory. After sunil chhetri s emotional plea, tickets for india game sold out 04 jun, 2018, 07. Bangalore fcs match against aizawl fcs drawed with the score of. In a country where cricket is favoured over football, sunil chhetri chose boots over bats to make his country proud. Jun 06, 2018 this video is about indian football player sunil chhetri. Sunil chhetri century of international appearances the outstanding indian player, who obtained 115 international caps with his national team, has entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a century of caps. List of international goals scored by sunil chhetri. Sunil chhetri born 3 august 1984 is an indian professional footballer who plays as a. Popularly known as captain fantastic, having scored the second highest number of goals in international matches among active male players after cristiano ronaldo, he is both the mostcapped player and alltime top. New delhi, may 21 ians congress mp shashi tharoor opened up regarding his love for cricket during a live video session with india football captain sunil chhetri on popular social media platform instagram. Sunil chhetri on his foreign stints, bengaluru fc, and the. Over the carrom, chhetri smashes his fist on the board, fractures his hand what am i going to tell the coach.
Indian footballer, sunil chhetri who has a better record than. Sunil chhetri born 3 august 1984 is an indian professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger and captains both the indian super league side bengaluru and the. Sunil chhetri is the countrys leading scorer with 59 goals from 99 international caps, placing him third in the worlds leading scorers list. Sunil chhetri profile, biography and life history veethi. Sunil s father kb chhetri officer retired from the eme corps of the indian army. Chhetri was a caste of administrators, governor and military elites in medieval khas kingdom and gorkha kingdom later unified kingdom of. In the early modern history of nepal, chhetris played a key role in the unification of nepal, providing the core of the gorkhali army of the mid18th century.
He helped the indian team clinch the nehru cup in 2007, 2009 and 2012 as well as the 2011 saff championship. Indias communities az, oxford university press, usa 1999. Sunil kumar has 54 books on goodreads with 287 ratings. Sunil chhetri becomes first indian footballer to score 50 international. Sunil chhetri born 3 august 1984 is an indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for indian club bengaluru fc and the indian. Sunil chhetri, indian football team captain named for fifas. As of 19 november 2019, he has scored 72 goals in 115 official international appearances since his debut on 12 june 2005 against pakistan. Some say he is easily the best indian football player in the last 15 years.
Sunil chhetri the undisputed king of indian football. Dec 20, 2019 sunil chhetri net worth, earning and salary 2020 the lions share of the people in our society who thinks that only cricket is the game that has popularity in the nation. Chhetri was recently named as the 6th indian footballer in the elite padma shri list of 2019. Sunil chhetri wiki biography height age weight wife net. Chhetri, an officer in the corps of electronics and mechanical engineers of the indian army, and sushila chhetri in secunderabad, telangana, india. Sunil chhetri born 3 august 1984 is an indian professional footballer who plays as a striker or. Sunil chhetri biography in hindi motivational success story.
It was written in 1996 and deals almost entirely with the period before the economic reforms of 1991 that launched the indian economy on a higher growth trajectory. Sunil chhetri conferred with firstever football ratna by. The nation empathised with indias football skipper sunil chhetri when he released a video pleading with countrymen to spare the time to watch the national team play in mumbai. With 70 goals for india, he is also the 2ndhighest active international scorer only behind cristiano ronaldo of portugal. Chhetri has emerged as one of the most celebrated indian football players and. Sunil khilnanis the idea of india is simply out of date.
Sunil chhetri had recently said that he did not have too many games left to play with the national side and that is the reason why he wont set himself any longterm goals going forward. Books by sunil gangopadhyay sunil gangopadhyay average rating 4. Sunil chhetri, an inborn leader, and the captain of the indian football team, is one of the mostcapped player and top goal scorer of the indian national team. Before his debut and after completing his schooling he used to play for his hometown new delhi team, city club. Chhetri s mother sushila chhetri played for the nepal womens national team along with her twin sister. Sunil chhetri, the indian football skipper who is set to script his name in the good books of countrys footballing history with his 100th cap. Sunil chhetri thanks fans for overwhelming support football. Sunil chhetri is a big fan of playstation and fifa. In his milestone match of the kings cup football tournament in buriram, thailand, he scored the lone goal for his side in the 31st minute from a spot kick for his 69th goal. August 1984 in secunderabad, andhra pradesh, indien ist ein indischer fu. Chhetri scored his 54th international goal on tuesday. India and the emotion of its people told a different story altogether at the.
The 50 lives he sketches in a series of brief essays span the full 2,500 years of the subcontinents discoverable history. Sunil chhetri becomes most capped india player helloscholar. Sunil chhetri is a man who i first heard about 5 years ago when i read. If i get a chance, barcelona is a place i would really like to go to. Sunil chhetri became the most capped india player today by surpassing bhaichung bhutias 107 international matches. Although johor took an early lead, skipper sunil chhetri scored a brace on either side of the halftime to steer bengaluru to history. Sunil chhetri free current affairs pdf download, free. During his formative years, chhetri s family was living in austerity.
Sunil chhetri overtakes wayne rooney, becomes 4th highest active international scorer. However, withdrew from the tournament as indian players were not allowed to play bear foot and also due to expenses. Jun 22, 2018 india player sunil chhetri greets the spectators after the teams victory against kenya during the hero intercontinental football cup, in mumbai on monday, june 04, 2018. Most good things begin with a little bit of a struggle and failure asserts. Sunil chettribiography, career, height and net worth. Sunil chhetri is the benjamin button of indian football. Home current affairs today gk questions current affairs questions. Afc cup sunil chhetri leads bengaluru fc and indian. Sunil chhetri, the indian football skipper who is set to script his name in the good books of countrys footballing history with his 100th cap against kenya has been a part of a roller coaster journey which saw him beat all the odds to make it to the pinnacle. He is indian captain and skipper, who scored a brace in indias loss to tajikistan in opening match of intercontinental cup 2019. He won aiff award for 3rd consecutive year and for a recordextending 6th time 2007, 2011, 20, 2014 and 2017. Bengaluru fc became the first indian team to enter the final of the afc cup today with a stunning 31 win over defending champions johor at bengaluru. Revealing sunil chhetris journey to the apex of indian football scene.
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