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Sunil Chhetri announces retirement, will play his last international football match against Kuwait on June 6

New Delhi: Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri will play his last international match against Kuwait on 6 June. This is a FIFA World Cup qualifying match. On this day he will say goodbye to his illustrious football career spanning two decades.

The last match will be played against Kuwait

He has been captaining the Indian football team for the last several years. He has given information about his retirement on his social media handle. 39 year old Sunil Chhetri said that he will play his last international match against Kuwait.

Sunil Chhetri played his 150th international match against Afghanistan in Guwahati. However, India had to face defeat by 1-2 in this match.

Chhetri is the world's number-3 scorer

Sunil Chhetri made his debut for India in the year 2005. Chhetri scored 94 goals while playing for India. He is India's all-time top scorer. Also, he is at third place in the list of goalscorers after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.