Praise towards Indian football team has been flowing in, especially with Sunil Chhetri taking to Twitter to congratulate team. Currently ranked 103, India were underdogs in match against Qatar, ranking 62. Indian football team mand to pull off a massive upset by holding reigning Asian Football Cup Champions to a draw, in which neir of sides mand to score.

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Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri’s Tweet:

Indian Captain could t be part of team as he was bedridden with a high fever and was declared unfit to play. It was Gurpreet Singh Sandhu who stepped up to occasion, after being named interim captain against Qatar. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu’s heroic saves and performance prevented India from suffering ar defeat and kept team’s hopes of qualifying for 2022 Qatar World Cup alive. Right-winger Udanta Singh came close to pulling off a goal against  reigning Asian Cup Champions, falling just short of a successful attempt. Indian team did exceedingly well and mand to keep ir composure to earn this historic draw.

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Chhetri is India's most distinguished footballer

Sunil Chhetri is India's most distinguished and successful football player, having won multiple hours, and with a successful international career. Chhetri has won four I-league titles and three domestic cups, while also helping Bengaluru FC reach final of 2016 AFC Cup. Chhetri has scored 72 goals for India so far and has helped his country lift six international trophies. His latest goals came in India’s 2-1 defeat at home to Oman.

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