BENGALURU: Indian men’s football team assistant coach Mahesh Gawli hailed Sunil Chhetri for his performance in the SAFF Championship match against Kuwait, saying that he was “running like a 21-year-old”.
He hailed the commitment of Chhetri who scored for the fourth game running for the national team as India were held to a 1-1 draw by Kuwait at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.
The Indian captain drew first blood in first-half stoppage time but the visitors hit back in second-half injury time as both sides were reduced to ten men following the dismissals of Indian forward Rahim Ali and Kuwaiti defender Hamad Al-Qallaf, as per a press release from Indian Super League (ISL).
Chhetri took his international goal tally to 92 goals and remains India’s biggest goal threat.
“It was an excellent goal,” Gawli said at the post-match press conference. “We must appreciate this legend. He has been a legend for us for many years. He is 38-year-old but he was running like a 21-year-old,” he added.
(ANI)
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