SAFF Championship

On the rare occasion Sunil Chhetri did not score, India, too, drew a blank. It isn’t a new story in Indian football but as the national team continues to ride on the back of strong defensive displays, the hosts will hope that other attackers will rise to the occasion when India take on Kuwait in the final of the South Asian Championship in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Chhetri, at 38, continues to lead India from the front. The captain has scored five out of

Indian skipper Sunil Chhetri scored in hattrick as the hosts clinched a comfortable win over their arch-rivals. Sunil Chhetri's glittering hat-trick laced India's 4-0 win over Pakistan in their SAFF Championship opener in Bengaluru on Wednesday as the talisman became the second-highest Asian goal-scorer in international football. Ali Daei of Iran holds the record with 109 goals from 149 matches. Chhetri has 90 goals to his name. From the beginning of the match itself India brought forth their experience and class into play.

Sunil Chhetri struck twice to lead India to a 3-1 win over hosts Maldives in their final league match and enter the final of the SAFF Championship. Talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri struck twice to lead a beleaguered India to a 3-1 win over hosts Maldives in their final league match and enter the final of the SAFF Championship in Male on Wednesday. Chhetri scored in the 62nd and 71st minutes after Manvir Singh had given India the lead in the 33rd minute in