Indian Football Team captain Sunil Chhetri has requested to coach Igor Stimac to exempt him from travelling to the King’s Cup to be held in Thailand. Blue Tigers will compete in the tournament from September 7 to September 10. The Football Association of Thailand has yet to confirm the draw and host city.
” I would request the coach not to include me in the King’s Cup squad.” Sunil Chhetri said.
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This comes after the development of the dates being close to wife Sonam Chhetri’s delivery due date. The skipper announced his wife’s pregnancy in the most spectacular way possible. Scoring the winning goal against Vanuatu, he tucked the ball under his jersey in an ode to his wife. The celebration has grown frequent in football matches around the world as a way of informing fans of the pregnancy.
” I am really looking forward to being a father. I would like to stay back as the date is very close to the delivery date,” he added.
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