Former India football captain Sunil Chhetri lavished praise on Virat Kohli and revealed the other side of Indian star batter. He said that Kohli who often seen aggressive on the field is actually a funny guy and both legends share funny memes to each other.
Chhetri who announced his retirement on May 16, he played his last match against Kuwait in Kolkata it was a FIFA World Cup 2024 qualifier for India. The football legend shares a very good bond with Kohli and we often witnessed both athletes chilling together.
“Virat sends funny memes, I send back as well - that is majority chat, few times we talk about life - best thing is that, when I tell something, he says 'i understand' - I genuinely like him, he is a nice guy and many people doesn't get to know that part. He is amazingly funny, he will crack you up - we have similar dreams, I have so much love & respect for him & his family” Chhetri told Raj Shamani YT.
Chhetri is third among active players globally in terms of goals scored for his country, only behind Messi and the Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Virat Kohli's T20I Retirement
On the other hand, Kohli also announced his retirement from T20Is after playing the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 against South Africa on June 29 where Men in Blue defeated Proteas by seven runs to lift the trophy.
"This was my last T20 World Cup, this is exactly what we wanted to achieve. One day you feel like you can't get a run and this happens, God is great. Just the occasion, now or never kind of situation. This was my last T20 game playing for India. We wanted to lift that cup. Wanted to Yes I have, this was an open secret. Not something that I wasn't going to announce even if we had lost. Time for the next generation to take the T20 game forward. It's been a long wait for us, waiting to win an ICC tournament. You look at someone like Rohit, he's played 9 T20 World Cups and this is my sixth. He deserves it. It's been difficult to hold things (emotions) back and I think it's going to sink in later. It's an amazing day and I'm thankful," said Virat Kohli in the post-match presentation.
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