The paradigm of Indian football is gradually crossing international shores. With the game gaining more popularity at different parts of the world, Indian football stars have started to dominate the global sport. World Soccer one of the most famous football magazines from the United Kingdom has rated Indian talisman goal getter Sunil Chhetri in the top 500 footballers in the world.
Over the years, Chhetri has ruled the roost in Indian football with his magical skills and sheer power to emerge as a match winner. Highly known for his mesmerizing runs and brilliant athletic ability infront of goal, he is considered as quite a threat among defenders.
Chhetri shares this great recognition with some of the glittering stars of world soccer like Christiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar. With a total number of 45 goals to his kitty as an international player for India, he is also the reigning captain of the side. The standard of Indian football has progressed over the years and with players like Chhetri around, the young generation has certainly found an icon to rely on.
The fact that Chhetri did not participate in the Indian Super league has also been mentioned with his huge contribution to international Indian football over the years. The President of All India Football Federation minister Praful Patel has congratulated Chhetri for his outstanding achievement. An elite panel of former footballers picked up the long list of players from different international teams before finalizing the selected names.
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