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Xtra Time Web Desk: Indian senior football team Head Coach Igor Stimac heaped huge praises on captain Sunil Chhetri for his performance against Bangladesh. The talisman saved the Blue Tigers from losing a point against the lowly ranked Bangladesh side. Chhetri scored twice (79” and 92”) to hand India a 2-0 win over Bangladesh in the ongoing FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, and AFC Asian Cup China Qualifiers on Monday.

 “Last year many people were asking last year or so, ‘when is Sunil going to retire?’ What are we going to do then if he retires?. By far, in every training, he (Chhetri) is our best player,” Stimac said in a virtual press conference.

 “That’s the way we wanna play always, of course, it is not always possible but when we are favouring against lower ranks teams what we like to present. Especially to our supporters,” said Stimac

“In certain circumstances, to get a win wasn’t possible earlier but today they deserved to win. So all the credit to them they executed the game plan perfectly,” he added.
India next play Afghanistan in their last group league match on June 15.