Sunil Chhetri : The Lost Hero

Heroes are never born they are created. Their struggle is what makes them different. For them the end is the beginning and perspiration are fruits of success that are dropped off from a tree which is firm and determined.

One such person is Sunil Chhetri. A man who should have been given the same fame which other stars like Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli , Ronaldo are conferred with. Many of us may be unaware of the sport he is associated with. To lessen your trouble, he is a great Indian Footballer and the captain of the Indian team. He is above Messi and below Ronaldo in terms of number of goals in international matches.

Initial Days of struggle.

Born in a family that had rooms filled with trophies won in various football matches , his mother and father both were great football players. His father played for the Indian Army while his mother played for the Nepal Team.

The genes of a footballer passed on to Sunil as a result he started playing football from a young age taking part in various tournament. Little had he thought, that one day he would play for his country. In an interview he told that there were times when his family suffered from a severe economic crises. He could not afford to buy new shoes so he restiched the same shoe several time.

His Golden Career

• Sunil Chettri began his career with the Mohun Bagan club of West Bengal during National Football League . In that season he scored 4 goals . He then represented JCT, Kansas City , Wizards of Major League Soccer.

• Chhetri's international Career began on 3rd December 2004 when he represented India U-20 team for the first time in the 1-0 victory over Pakistan.

• India defeated Combodia 6-0 in Chettri's first international tournament which was the 2007 Nehru Cup in which Chettri scored 2 goals.

• In 2010 he became the third player from the subcontinent to go abroad when he signed for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer

• He also represented Bengaluru FC from 2013 to 2015. During the Indian Super league , Chhetri was picked up by Mumbai City for ₹1.2 crore making him the most expensive Indian Player at the auction.

Titles and Record.

1. He has a record of 67 goals in 107 official international matches. He is referred to as "goal machine" by Indian Media .

2. He has been honoured with Arjun Award in 2011

3. He was also honoured with FPAI Indian player of year in 2009 and 2018 and hero of Indian Super League.

Corrections Needed

1. There are two important aspects in any field i.e Identifying the talent and Nurturing the talent.

2. Sadly in our country we wait for the person to become a hero and then we write about his entire journey. Why not nurture the talent of those sportment who are waiting for their chance to come standing in the long que created due to politics and corruption.

3. Indian Media is least interested regarding various other sports they only focus on Cricket as it is backed by political leaders and the media is paid for it.

4. In some or the other way the reluctant parents who just piles up their stack of desires on the shoulder of their child without asking his or her interest are also responsible.

There is a lot of things yet to be ammended in our country. There are many other Sunil Chhetri waiting to unleash their talent. What they need is an incubation and proper guidance . If our government on this area maybe our country tops the list of Olympic Games which is yet a dream.