Indian national football team captain Sunil Chhetri with teammates during a training session prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between India and Kuwait, in Kolkata.
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Indian national football team captain Sunil Chhetri during a training session prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between India and Kuwait, in Kolkata.
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Indian national football team captain Sunil Chhetri with teammates during a training session prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between India and Kuwait, in Kolkata.
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Indian national football team captain Sunil Chhetri and coach Igor Stimac during an interaction with the media prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 preliminary joint qualification round two match between India and Kuwait, at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium), in Kolkata.
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Indian national football team captain Sunil Chhetri and other players during a practice session ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against Kuwait, in Kolkata.
![Sunil Chhetri during a training session in Kolkata](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-06/3c0cc1ce-bb81-49ff-b7f2-ca5e93182f69/India%20vs%20Kuwait_6.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
Indian national football team captain Sunil Chhetri during a practice session ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against Kuwait, in Kolkata.
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Indian national football team captain Sunil Chhetri and other players during a practice session ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against Kuwait, in Kolkata.
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Indian national football team captain Sunil Chhetri and other players during a practicee session ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against Kuwait, in Kolkata.