Sunil Chhetri, the legend of football in India, has decided to hang his boots, and the 39-year-old icon announced his decision on social media on Thursday in a video message.
Soon after, the timelines across social media platforms were flooded with #HappyRetirementLegend messages, led by none other that Chhetri's friend and cricket legend Virat Kohli.
The FIFA World Cup qualification game against Kuwait on June 6 will be India captain Chhetri's last in national colours.
Commenting on Chhetri's video post on Instagram, Kohli wrote: "My brother. Proud."
Here's a look at some of the reactions:
Chhetri made his international debut against Pakistan on 12th June 2005 and scored his first goal for India in the same match.
As of now, Chhetri stands tall with third most international goals (94 in 150 matches) among the currently active players, behind Argentine legend Lionel Messi (106 in 180 matches) at number two and the leader & Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo (128 in 205 matches).
Chhetri is also the most capped Indian footballer.
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