"Hitting My Peak", Says Ace Indian Footballer Sunil Chhetri Who Is Set To Play In 3rd Asian Cup

15.06.2022 - 11:57 sports.ndtv.com

A near-capacity crowd at the iconic Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata witnessed the Indian national football team qualify for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in style, beating Hong Kong 4-0 on Tuesday.

Skipper Sunil Chhetri expressed his desire to play the Asian Cup on home soil after being impressed by the spectators who turned up to support the Blue Tigers braving the thunderstorm. "The kind of form we are in, we would have loved to play at home.

The way the fans are coming up and supporting us in numbers, it would be great to play here," said Chhetri after India secured a second-straight qualification to the Asian Cup for the first time in history.

India defeated Cambodia and Afghanistan before securing a convincing win over Hong Kong in Group D of the third round of the Asian Cup qualifiers.

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