Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri is celebrating his 37th birthday on Tuesday, 3 August. The skipper of Indian Cricket Team, Virat Kohli wished the skipper of Indian Football Team, Sunil Chhetri on his birthday. The two captains of Indian teams share a good bond between them. On many occasions, they have demonstrated their friendship.
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Sunil Chhetri was born on August 3, 1984 in Telangana. Chhetri is the most successful player in the history of Indian football.
Virat Kohli extended his greetings to Sunil Chettri on his Twitter account :
Happy Birthday skip. I hope you have a blessed day like every other day in your life & I always wish you the best. I’m grateful for our friendship that’s been formed very organically and contrary to belief, we’ve majorly connected on Delhi street food memories. 😂 @chetrisunil11
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 2, 2021
Happy Birthday Sunil Chhetri : La liga wishes Sunil Chhetri
The Spanish League also wished the Indian skipper on his birthday. Chettri is widely popular as he is among the top players in international goal scorers. La Liga posted a birthday wish for Chettri on its official Facebook account.
Football Delhi launch ’37 Plus League’ to mark Sunil Chhetri’s 37th birthday
Football Delhi has decided to launch the ’37 Plus League’, involving retired players, from August 3 this year to mark the 37th birthday of Indian team striker Sunil Chhetri. Since 2018, Football Delhi has been celebrating Chhetri’s birthday as ‘Delhi Football Day. Chhetri shares a connection with Delhi.
Football Delhi issued the following statement:
“As Indian national team captain, Sunil Chhetri, is turning 37 on 3rd August 2021, we named the league ’37 Plus League’ in his honour. This league will be played on Saturdays and Sundays, lasting 8-10 weeks with 8-10 teams.”
Sunil Chhetri is India’s highest goalscorer in international football (74) and he has also made the most international appearances (117). He is currently the fourth-highest active international goalscorer in the world after Cristiano Ronaldo (109), Lionel Messi (76), and UAE’s Ali Mabkhout (76). Chettri is also the highest Indian goalscorer in I-League and the Indian Super League (ISL).
