Kargil hero son joins the same battalion after 19 years.

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Today i am going to discuss about the topic, the son who joined the same battalion as the father who served it in 1999 war that is kargil war. It is happy to say that we celebrated 20th kargil vijay divas in recent days. By remembering this victory we can discuss the topic.

Lieutenant Hitesh Kumar was one of the 457 gentlemen cadets from the Indian Military Academy, who passed out on June 9, to become another member of his family to serve the army. (Photo: Court

 It was June 12, 1999, when Hitesh’s father, Lance Naik Bachan Singh, was killed in action at Tololing, a mountain ridge overlooking the town of Drass in Kargil district. When Hitesh heard the news, his grief was accompanied by a stern determination that one day he would follow in his father’s steps. Lieutenant Hitesh Kumar made that decision when he was just six-years-old. 

Exactly 19 years later, Hitesh was commissioned into the Indian Army as a lieutenant after graduating from the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun. Making matters better, Hitesh will serve in the second Battalion of Rajputana Rifles—the same unit his father served.

Lieutenant Hitesh told, “My father was my inspiration, and I’ve seen my mother’s struggles very closely.” He passed out from the IMA on June 9.

There is a memorial dedicated to Lance Naik Bachan Singh in the civil lines area of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, and after Hitesh graduated, the family reportedly went to pay their respects.

For 19 years, I dreamt of joining the Army. It became my mother’s (Kamesh Bala) dream too. Now, I want to serve my country with pride and honesty,” Hitesh told The Times of India.

Lieutenant Hitesh has a twin brother, Hemant, who also harbours dreams of joining the Indian Army. Born on October 23, 1994, Hitesh is a minute younger than Hemant. After his father’s death, Kamesh sent Hitesh to the Rashtriya Military School at Chail in Himachal Pradesh.

Despite studying commerce at the prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) and avenues opening up for admission into Faculty of Management or a successful corporate career, Hitesh maintained an unwavering dedication towards joining the army.

There were lots of options to go for a career in management, but my heart was always with the army,” the young lieutenant told ANI.

“For me, life without being in the Army was unthinkable. I had decided that if I fail to do so, I will join the paramilitary forces. After school, I cleared the NDA’s written exam but failed to clear the interview,” Lt Hitesh, tells SSB Crack.

For Kamesh, having another loved one in a profession wrought with extreme danger is both a matter of great pride and concern.

“It has been a difficult life since Bachan was martyred. I dedicated my life to raising my two sons. Today, I am proud that Hitesh was commissioned into the Army. His younger brother, Hemant, is also preparing to join the Army. There is nothing more I could ask for,” Kamesh told The Times of India, while paying her respect at Lance Naik Bachan Singh’s memorial.

Bachan Singh was with the 2nd Battalion of Rajputana Rifles which secured Tololing, a significant landmark for the Indian forces in the devastating Kargil War. Capturing Tololing laid the basis for further assaults on Pakistani forces. However, the battle was exceedingly brutal with fighting lasting over three weeks and causing more than 100 casualties.

“Bachan was a brave soldier. When our battalion was attacked at Tololing, he was shot in the head and died on the battlefield. We lost 17 soldiers that day, including Maj Vivek Gupta from Dehradun. I am glad Bachan’s son has received his commission. His father would have been proud of him,” said Rishipal Singh, who was in Bachan’s battalion.

It was the 2nd Battalion of Rajputana Rifles which won Tololing, the very first success in Kargil, which was the launch pad for further assaults.

Lieutenant Hiteshkumar made his father and family proud by joining the same battalion where his father served. 

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Indian sleepless scientist.

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A man which is responsible for the successful of story behind ISRO who worked hard and smart on development if ISRO.  Born in poor family but he is now the cheif of the ISRO. Let us discuss about his personal life and career.

Kailasavadivoo Sivan (born 14 April 1957)
is an Indian space scientist and the
chairperson of the Indian Space Research
Organization. He is the former Director
of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center and
Liquid Propulsion centre.

Personal life:-
K. Sivan was born in Mela Sarakkalvilai,
near Nagercoil in Kanyakumari district of
Tamil Nadu state of India. His parents are
Kailasavadivoo and Chellam. Sivan is
popularly known as the "Rocket Man" for
his significant contribution to the
development of cryogenic engines, for
India's space programme.

Education:-
Sivan is son of a farmer and studied in a
Tamil medium Government school in Mela Sarakkalvilai Village and later in
Vallankumaranvilai in Kanyakumari
district. He is the first graduate from his
family.Later Sivan graduated with a
bachelor's degree in engineering from
Madras Institute of Technology in 1980.
He then got a master's degree in aerospace engineering from Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1982,
and started working in ISRO. He earned a
doctoral degree in aerospace engineering
from Indian Institute of Technology,
Bombay in 2006. He is a Fellow of the
Indian National Academy of Engineering,
the Aeronautical Society of India and the
Systems Society of India.

Career:-
Sivan worked on the design and
development of launch vehicles for Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Sivan joined ISRO in 1982 to participate on the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Project. He was appointed as the director of ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre on 2 July 2014. On 1 June 2015, he became the Director of VSSC. He joined ISRO in PSLV Project and has contributed immensely towards end to end mission planning, mission design, mission integration and analysis. The mission design process and innovative mission design strategies perfected for PSLV has become the foundation for ISRO launch vehicles like GSLV, GSLV-MK3 and RLV-TD.
He is the chief architect of 6D trajectory
simulation software, SITARA which is the
back-bone of the real-time and non-real
time trajectory simulations of all ISRO
launch vehicles. He commissioned world
class simulation facility in ISRO for
mission synthesis and analysis which is
used for mission design, sub-system level validation and integrated validation of avionics systems in all ISRO launch
vehicles. He developed and implemented
an innovative day-of launch wind biasing
strategy which has made possible rocket
launch on any day of the year at any
weather and wind conditions. He has
contributed significantly in establishing a
Parallel computing facility and Hypersonic wind tunnel facility, which has opened new avenues in the area of computational fluid dynamics, and self-reliance in wind-tunnel testing. He evolved novel strategies for launching India's MARS mission endeavor through PSLV, ISRO's work horse. He also led the RLV-TD development program and
spearheaded its design, qualification,
aerodynamic characterization and
hardware development. He joined GSLV
Project in April 2011 as Project Director
with a mandate to demonstrate the
robustness and reliability of GSLV as well
as flight demonstrate the Indigenous Cryo Stage. His leadership led to the historical
achievement of most successful GSLV
flight with indigenous cryogenic stage.
During his career at ISRO, he has held many responsibilities like Group Director,
MSSG, Project Director, RLV-TD, Deputy
Director, Aeronautics Entity, Deputy
Director, Structures Entity, Project Director, GSLV, Chief controller, etc
It was Sivan's expertise that gave ISRO the ability to send 104 satellites in a single mission, setting a world record on 14 February 2017. He was the key person
who worked on the technicalities of how
the satellites would be placed in orbit. The new ISRO chairman has also played a key
role in developing the indigenous
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
MK II, and was part of the team that ideated on the Swadeshi space shuttle (a
reusable launch vehicle). Sivan was appointed the chief of ISRO in
January 2018 and he assumed office on
15 January. Under his chairmanship,
ISRO launched Chandrayaan 2, the second mission to the moon on July 22, 2019. If successful, India will only be the fourth country after US, China and the erstwhile USSR to make a successful landing on thelunar surface.

Awards:-
• Shri Hari Om Ashram Prerit Dr Vikram
Sarabhai Research award (1999)
• ISRO merit award (2007)
• Dr Biren Roy Space Science award
(2011)
• Distinguished Alumnus Award (2013)
from MIT Alumni Association, Chennai
• Distinguished Alumnus Award (2018)
from Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore
• He was conferred Doctor of Science
(Honoris Causa) from Sathyabama
University, Chennai in April 2014.

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The highest goal scorer after CR7.

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Cristiano Ronaldo is highest goal scorer in world after him some may Neymmar or Messi's name but it's wrong. Our indian football captain has made record. According to hindu he scored 67 goals in 105 matches. He is "Sunil chettri " let us discuss about hus career.

Sunil Chhetri (born 3 August 1984) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger and captains both the Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC and the Indian national team. Popularly known as Captain Fantastic, having scored the 2nd highest number of goals in international matches among active players after Cristiano Ronaldo, he is both the most-capped player and all-time top goalscorer for the Indian national team, with 71 goals in 111 appearances. He is the current captain of the national team. Sunil Chhetri was named an 'Asian Icon' by AFC on his 34th birthday.

Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2005	Mohun Bagan	18	(8)
2005–2008	JCT	48	(21)
2008–2009	East Bengal	14	(9)
2009–2010	Dempo	13	(8)
2010	Kansas City Wizards	0	(0)
2011	Chirag United	7	(7)
2011–2012	Mohun Bagan	14	(8)
2012–2013	Sporting CP B	3	(0)
2013	→ Churchill Brothers (loan)	8	(4)
2013–	Bengaluru	110	(52)
2015–2016	→ Mumbai City (loan)	17	(7)
National team‡
2004	India U20	3	(2)
2005–	India	111	(71)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:23, 14 December 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 July 2019

Chhetri began his professional career at Mohun Bagan in 2002. He then moved to JCT where he scored 21 goals in 48 games. He signed for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer in 2010, becoming the third player from the subcontinent of note to go abroad. However, that stint in the United States did not last long and soon he was back in India's I-League where he played for Chirag United and Mohun Bagan before going back abroad. This time he was signed by Sporting Clube de Portugal of the Primeira Liga where he played for the club's reserve side.

He helped India win the 2007 Nehru Cup, 2009 Nehru Cup, the 2012 Nehru Cup as well as the 2011 SAFF Championship. He was also one of India's best players during the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup in which India won the tournament and thus qualified for their first AFC Asian Cup in 27 years. He then led India in scoring during their short-lived campaign at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup with two goals. Chhetri has also been named AIFF Player of the Year a record six times in 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018–19.

Club career:-Edit

Mohun Bagan:Edit

Chhetri began his with Mohun Bagan of the National Football League after playing with City FC of New Delhi. After his first season with the club, the 2002–03 season, Chhetri had scored four goals as Mohun Bagan finished in seventh place in the table. The next season, Chhetri scored only two goals. The first came against Sporting Goa while the second came against Indian Bank as Mohun Bagan once again finished in the bottom half of the table, in ninth place. Chhetri then once again scored only two goals during the 2004–05 season; this time Mohun Bagan finished eighth in the league and remained in the National Football League on goal difference.

JCT:Edit

In 2005, Chhetri signed for JCT for the 2005–06 season. During that season, Chhetri scored three goals. He scored twice against Salgaocar before the third came against Sporting Goa, as JCT finished the season that year in sixth place. Meanwhile, in the Santosh Trophy, Chhetri scored two hat-tricks for Delhi in the group stages of the 61st Santosh Trophy against both Orissa and Railways. However, despite Chhetri's best efforts, Delhi were eliminated in the pre-quarter final round after losing 1–0 to Tamil Nadu in extra time.

Then, during the 2006–07 season, Chhetri scored a total of eleven goals in the league for JCT as the club finished in second place, behind Dempo. Among his best games during that season were the matches against his former club Mohun Bagan and Dempo in which he scored braces in both matches as JCT won both games 2–0 and 3–2 respectively.

Then, during the very first season of the I-League, Chhetri scored seven goals as JCT finished the season in third place. His only brace that season came against Salgaocarduring the final match of the season.Midway through that season though, in December 2007, Chhetri was awarded the AIFF Player of the Year award for 2007 for his excellent form and performances for his club and country.

Interest abroadEdit

"Of course, I would love to play in Europe like [David] Villa and it all depends where I get an offer from. England would certainly be fine and I have had talks but the stumbling blocks are the work permit restrictions."

Sunil Chhetri, stating his desire to move abroad to play alongside Spanish striker David Villa.

In October 2008 it was rumored that Chhetri had sparked interest from foreign clubs. These clubs were Leeds United of the Football League One and Estoril Praia of the Liga de Honra, the second division of Portugal.During an interview Chhetri said that "Nothing has been confirmed as yet but yes, I think I am close to getting there." indicating that there was a chance of him signing in England. However, in the end, a move never materialized.

East Bengal:Edit

Before the 2008–09 season began, Chhetri signed with fellow I-League side East Bengal. He scored on his debut for East Bengal against Chirag United on 26 September 2008 in which he scored in the 28th minute as East Bengal won the match 3–1.

Chhetri then went on to score a crucial goal for East Bengal during the Federation Cup in which he scored the only goal against his former club, JCT Mills, which led to East Bengal booking a place in the semi-finals. During the semi-final match, East Bengal took on arch-rivals and another of Sunil's former clubs, Mohun Bagan, in which he missed the decisive penalty in the penalty shootout as East Bengal were officially knocked-out of the tournament.

Midway through the season though, reports came out suggesting that two Major League Soccer teams were interesting in Chhetri, along with his international teammate Steven Dias. These two MLS sides were rumored to be the Los Angeles Galaxy and D.C. United. However, on 25 January 2009, Chhetri arrived in Coventry, England to begin a trial at Coventry City of the Football League Championship, thus rejecting MLS. Four days later though, Coventry City manager Chris Coleman said that they would not be following their interest in Chhetri. Four months later though, Chhetri said that he would go back to Coventry City in June 2009 for another extended trial. That never materialized however.

Dempo:Edit

Upon being released by East Bengal, Chhetri signed a two-year contract with another fellow I-League side, Dempo on 22 May 2009. In his contract was a clause which allowed him to leave for trials abroad in the future if he wanted to.

More foreign interestEdit

On 7 August 2009 it was reported that Scottish Premier League side Celtic were linked with a move to sign Chhetri. The Scottish club had watched Chhetri during a pre-season friendly with Santboià, a Segunda División B side, in a pre-season fixture. Yogesh Joshee, Chhetri's agent, was quoted as saying, "I'm waiting to get feedback from Celtic, who saw him on Monday by head scout and then another scout came to watch game, I'll let you know the outcome when I know."

Then on 30 August 2009 it was announced by the Hindustan Times that Chhetri had signed a three-year contract with English Football League Championship side Queens Park Rangers but that he was denied a work permit by the British government. According to an article on the Football Players’ Association of India's official website, Chhetri was denied a work permit because India were not in the top 70 of the FIFA World Rankings. Chhetri, however, remained positive: "But it's not the end of the world. I will still continue to work hard for my country and my club Dempo, who have been very supportive."

3rd indian player to play for an oversease club

Overseas career:Edit

In March 2010 it was announced that Chhetri was on trial with the Kansas City Wizards on Major League Soccer and that he had played during their pre-season games. He then formally signed for the team on 24 March 2010, becoming just the third Indian to play outside of South Asia and the first Indian to play in MLS. Peter Vermes, the head coach of the Wizards, was quoted as saying "One thing we really like about Sunil is that he's a crafty player. Technically he's very sharp, and he's a guy that has good attacking tendencies."

On 14 April 2010 Chhetri made his debut for the Wizards in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cupqualification play-in game against the Colorado Rapids in which he started but ended up with a yellow card and was substituted out of the game at half-time as Kansas City lost the match 1–2. Then, on 23 July 2010, it was announced that Chhetri would play in a mid-season friendly against Manchester United. However this caused controversy as he had not yet played a league match. On 25 July 2010, Chhetri made an appearance for the Wizards against United, coming on as a substitute for Teal Bunbury in the 69th minute as Kansas City won the match 2–1.

However, the next day, it was announced that Chhetri was to compete for the Indian national team until the end of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. Then on 5 February 2011 it was announced that Chhetri had officially left the team.

Chirag United:Edit

On 10 February 2011 it was announced that Chirag United had beaten United Sikkim to the signing of Sunil Chhetri for the rest of the 2010–11 I-League season. On 3 April 2011 Chhetri scored his first goal for Chirag United against Dempo, however, Dempo won the match 4–2. Chhetri then scored a brace on 29 April 2011 against ONGC to help salvage a 2–2 draw for Chirag.

Mohun Bagan:Edit

On 22 July 2011, it was announced by I-League club Mohun Bagan that Chhetri has signed a one-year deal with the club.

Sporting Clube de Portugal B:Edit

On 4 July 2012 it was reported that Chhetri had signed a two-year contract with Sporting Clube de Portugal and would play with the reserve team. He then made his debut for the side in a Segunda Liga match against S.C. Freamunde in which he came on in the 85th minute as Sporting CP B won the match 2–0.

Churchill Brothers (loan):Edit

On 13 February 2013 it was announced that in order to get more playing time Chhetri would be loaned out to Churchill Brothers in the I-League for the remainder of the season. He made his debut for Churchill Brothers on 26 February 2013 against Kitchee in the AFC Cupin which Chhetri started as Churchill Brothers lost 0–3. He then scored his first goal for Churchill Brothers in their next match against Semen Padang on 12 March 2013 in which he started and scored in the 27th minute as Churchill Brothers drew the match 2–2.After the season ended, Chhetri had scored four goals in eight matches as he helped Churchill Brothers to their second ever I-League title.

Bengaluru FC:Edit

2013–14Edit

On 19 July 2013, following his release from Sporting Clube de Portugal, Chhetri signed with new direct-entry I-League side Bengaluru FC for the 2013–14 season. He made his debut for the club in their opening game on 22 September 2013 against Mohun Bagan in which he came on as a 46th-minute substitute for Beikhokhei Beingaichho as Bengaluru managed a 1–1 draw. Chhetri then scored his first goal for the side in the next game against Rangdajied United in which he found the net in the 67th minute as Bengaluru won 3–0.

He did not score again for Bengaluru till November when, on the 2nd against Mumbai, Chhetri scored from the penalty-spot in the 57th minute to help Bengaluru FC to a 2–2 draw. He then scored his first brace of the season against on 1 December 2013 against Shillong Lajong in which his 7th and 34th-minute strikes helped the team to a 2–1 victory. Then in the next match against former club Churchill Brothers Chhetri scored another brace as he led Bengaluru FC to a 3–1 victory. He then scored his third brace in a row in the very next match against Mohammedan as he led Bengaluru FC to a 3–2 win in Kolkata.

Chhetri then finished off an impressive first half of the season for Bengaluru FC with a goal from the penalty spot against Salgaocar, his ninth of the season, as he led the Bangalore side to a 2–1 victory. He then scored another goal in the teams very first Federation Cup match against Sporting Goaas Bengaluru FC won 5–3 on 15 January 2014. With 14 goals and 7 assist in 23 appearances in the season, Chhetri led Bengaluru FC to their first ever I-League title in its debut season.

2014–15Edit

Chhetri began the season in the 2014 Durand Cup, playing and scoring three times but missed the penalty in the shoot-out in the semi-final against Salgaocar which turned out to be the decisive penalty miss as Bengaluru FC crashed out.

Chhetri scored a brace in his side's first match of 2014–15 Federation Cup against Salgaocarin a match which eventually ended 3–2 in his side's favor. Chettri scored another brace in the last group stage match of the cup against Pune, scoring one from open play and one from the penalty spot and thus leading his side to the semi final. He kept up his form in the semi final against Sporting Goa and assisted Sean Rooney for the first goal and scored the second goal in a match which ended 3–0 in his side's favor. Chhetri scored his 6th goal of the tournament in the final, thus helping them win the 2014–15 Federation Cup. Sunil scored his first goal of the 2014–15 season in the 7th round away to Mohun Bagan from a Eugeneson Lyngdohcross but couldn't prevent his team from going down 4–1. The CEO of Bengaluru FC, Parth Jindal confirmed that Chhetri along with Robin Singh and Thoi Singh will become contracted to the Indian Super League at the end of the season, to join the ISL team that drafts them in, but an arrangement has been agreed that they will be loaned back to Bengaluru FC for the next I-League season.

Mumbai CityEdit

Chhetri was picked up by Mumbai City during the 2015 Indian Super League for Rs. 1.2 crores, making him the most expensive Indian player at the auctions. He missed his team's first and second round matches in the 2015 season through national team commitments, playing against Turkmenistanand Oman in Group D of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, but returned against Chennaiyin in a 2–0 loss. He scored twice in his second game of the season against Roberto Carloslead Delhi Dynamos in a 2–0 win, the first for his team in the season before scoring again, from the penalty spot, in the very next game against then table toppers FC Goamanaged by Zico. Chhetri made history, becoming the first Indian player to score a hat-trick, in his fourth game of the season, against NorthEast United and taking his total of the season to 6 goals in 4 games. he was the top scorer for Mumbai City FC for that season as he poached 7 Goals. fast forward to 2018 he was still the pole position of All time top scorers for Mumbai City FC. he came back in Mumbai colors for 2016's ISL season, the team done well this time as they reached playoffs for first time, but national commitments & less game time with the likes of Diego Forlan & Sony Norde kept him away from score sheet. After two Seasons with the islanders, he signs a mega 3 year contact which made him the highest Paid Indian Player in 2017.

Bengaluru FC:Edit

2015–16Edit

Chhetri was loaned out to Bengaluru FC for the 2015–16 I-League season, where he ended up scoring 5 times in the league, thus helping his team win the league title for the second time in 3 years. He also scored twice in a round of 16 match against Kitchee in the 2016 AFC Cup, helping his side to an unlikely 2–3 win away from home. This would be the first time Bengaluru FC have reached the quarter finals of the tournament.

2016–17Edit

On 9 June 2016, Bengaluru FC announced that Chhetri had signed a 1-year contract at the club, thus reverting his ownership rights to the club from Mumbai City. Chhetri scored twice as Bengaluru FC won the 2016 AFC Cup Semi Final tie by beating Johor Darul Ta'zim in Bengaluru. Chhetri's second goal was a 30 yard strike. He received the ball from C.K. Vineeth, beat one defender and unleashed a screamer to give Bengaluru the lead.

2017–18Edit

He scored 14 goals for the club in the 4th season of the Indian Super League and was also the Indian top scorer of the league. He became the second top scorer for Bengaluru FC on the league. He went on to win the 'Hero of the League'.

International career:-Edit

On 30 March 2004 Chhetri played his first game for the Indian U-20 team in the 1–0 victory over the Pakistan U-23 team in the 2004 SAF Games in Pakistan. On 3 April 2004 Chhetri scored twice for the Indian U-20 team against Bhutan U-23 team in their 4–1 victory. On 12 June 2005 Sunil scored his first goal for the senior India national football team against Pakistan.

2007–11Edit

2007 Nehru Cup

Chhetri's first international tournament was the 2007 Nehru Cup. In the opening game, India defeated Cambodia 6–0 with Chhetri scoring two goals. He also scored a goal in the 2–3 defeat to Syria and another in the 3–0 win over Kyrgyzstan to take his goal tally to four. Chhetri was involved in the build-up to N.P. Pradeep's decisive goal as India beat Syria 1–0 in the final to become the first champions of the tournament since 1997. Later in 2007, India began their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. They were knocked out in the first round by Lebanon with Chhetri scoring once in the away leg (a 4–1 defeat) and once in the home leg (a 2–2 draw) resulting in a 6–3 aggregate defeat.

Chhetri celebrating after scoring in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup

The 2008 SAFF Championship started with three victories out of a possible three in the group stages. In the opening game, Chhetri scored a goal in a 4–0 victory over Nepal. He scored once more in the championship—in the 2–1 semi-final victory over Bhutan; this was an equaliser before Gouramangi Singhscored India's second goal to send India through to the final. India lost 1–0 to the Maldives in the final and Chhetri played for the full 90 minutes. Later that year, in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup, Chhetri played in all of the matches and scored four goals. In the 1–0 win over Afghanistan, he was involved in the build-up to Climax Lawrence's goal. He also played for the full 90 minutes against Tajikistan (a 1–1 draw) and Turkmenistan(a 2–1 win). In the semi-final against Myanmar, Chhetri scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory after being assisted by Baichung Bhutia to see India through to the final. In the final against Tajikistan, Chhetri scored a hat-trick which enabled India to win the Cup. This automatically qualified India for the 2011 Asian Cup, the first time they had qualified for the tournament in 24 years. His first goal was originally disallowed for offside by Uzbekreferee Valentin Kovalenko, who changed his mind after consulting his assistant. Hundreds of fans waited outside the stadium to greet India's new "poster boy" and India manager Bob Houghton stated, "He is remarkable, brave and honest. He never gives up."

Initially, Goal.com stated that Chhetri would miss the 2009 Nehru Cup through injury. He played in the tournament, however, and he scored in the second match of the Nehru Cup, a penalty in a 2–1 win over Kyrgyzstan, this being first time he had completed a full match since getting injured before the pre-season tour of Spain with his club. He featured in the other three games in the round robinstage of the tournament, including the "dress rehearsal" for the final against Syria, but did not score. Chhetri was one of India's scorers in the penalty shootout victory over Syria in the final after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. He showed flashes of brilliance and scored the second goal in a 5–2 defeat at the hands of Bahrain in the 2011 Asian Cup. He also scored a goal againstSouth Korea at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

He was named the national team Captain for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualificationwhich took place in Malaysia. On 16 November 2011 Chhetri scored in the 39th and 53rd minute for India against Malaysia in a friendly match played at the Salt Lake Stadium. The match ended 3–2 in favour of India. On 11 December 2011 after scoring a goal in SAFF Cup's final he set a new record by scoring seven goals in a single edition of the SAFF Championship surpassing I.M.Vijayan's record of six goals in the 97 edition.

2012–16Edit

2012 Nehru Cup

On 22 August 2012 Chhetri scored a goal with a header in the added time of the first half against Syria in the first match of Nehru Cup where India won the match 2–1. In the second match, which was on 25 August he scored two goals against Maldives, one goal coming from penalty where the team won 3–0. In the final against fancied opponents Cameroon, Chhetri scored from a well-taken penalty kick to equalize the score at 2–2. In the ensuing penalty shootout which India won 5–4, Chhetri went as the second kick-taker from India and scored.

2017–presentEdit

Chhetri in a melee against Thailand at 2019 AFC Asian Cup group match.

On 11 October 2017, Chhetri scored and assisted in a 4–1 home win against Macau in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, with this win they qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cupafter missing out in 2015. Chhetri captained India to a 13 match unbeaten run before losing the final match to Kyrgyzstan. Nonetheless, not only did India qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup but also managed to top their group. He was among four renowned Asian players including Ali Daei, Sun Jihai and Phil Younghusband to be chosen for the seeds for the upcoming Asian cup.

Chhetri at 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

In June 2018, Chhetri scored a hat-trick in a 5-0 win over Chinese Taipei in their first match of 2018 Intercontinental Cup. However, after this match, Chhetri was disappointed with the poor turnout at the stadium and he uploaded a video on twitter requesting people to come to Mumbai Football Arena to support the Indian team. His video went viral and garnered widespread support from fans, celebrities and legendary cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. The stadium was packed with exuberant crowd for the rest of the matches. In the second match of the tournament, which was also Chhetri's 100th international appearance for India and also scored two goals including a goal from penalty spot in a 3-0 victory over Kenya. Chhetri scored a goal in the next match against New Zealand, but the match ended 2-1 loss for India though India qualified for the final. On 10 June, Chhetri scored twice again in a 2-0 win over Kenya in the final to win the Intercontinental Cup title and also equalled Argentina's Lionel Messi's tally of 64 international goals, making him the joint-second active international goalscorer at that time behind Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo who had 81 goals. He finished as the top scorer of the tournament with eight goals.

Career statistics:-Edit

Club:Edit

As of 11 March 2019.

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
East Bengal	2008–09	I-League	14	9	4	2	0	0	18	11
	Total		14	9	4	2	0	0	18	11
Dempo	2009–10	I-League	13	8	0	0	0	0	13	8
	Total		13	8	0	0	0	0	13	8
Kansas City Wizards	2010	MLS	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Chirag United	2011	I-League	7	7	0	0	0	0	7	7
	Total		7	7	0	0	0	0	7	7
Mohun Bagan	2011–12	I-League	14	8	2	1	0	0	16	9
	Total		14	8	2	1	0	0	16	9
Sporting CP B	2012–13	LigaPro	3	0	0	0	—	—	3	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	—	—	3	0
Churchill Brothers(loan)	2012–13	I-League	8	4	0	0	5	2	13	6
	Total		8	4	0	0	5	2	13	6
Bengaluru FC	2013–14	I-League	23	14	3	1	—	—	26	15
	2014–15	I-League	20	2	6	6	6	3	32	11
	Total		43	16	9	7	6	3	58	26
Mumbai City	2015	Indian Super League	11	7	—	—	—	—	11	7
	Total		11	7	—	—	—	—	11	7
Bengaluru FC (loan)	2015–16	I-League	14	5	2	1	9	5	25	11
	Total		14	5	2	1	9	5	25	11
Mumbai City(loan)	2016	Indian Super League	6	0	—	—	—	—	6	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Bengaluru FC	2016–17	I-League	16	7	3	0	11	5	30	12
	2017–18	Indian Super League	21	14	4	6	8	4	33	24
	2018–19		18	9	1	1	2	0	21	10
	Total		55	30	8	7	21	9	84	46
Career total			188	94	27	18	41	19	255	131

InternationalEdit

As of 16 July 2019

Chhetri celebrating a goal with his team mate Anirudh Thapa at 2019 AFC Asian Cup group match against Thailand.

Appearances and Goals by year
Year	Apps	Goals
2005	5	1
2006	1	0
2007	7	6
2008	13	8
2009	6	1
2010	6	3
2011	17	13
2012	8	4
2013	11	5
2014	2	3
2015	12	6
2016	4	2
2017	6	5
2018	6	8
2019	7	6
Total	111	71

Personal life:-Edit

Sunil Chhetri was born on 3 August 1984 to K. B. Chhetri, an officer in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers of the Indian Army, and Sushila Chhetri in Secunderabad, Telangana, India. His father played football for the Indian Army's team while his mother and her twin sisters played for the Nepal women's national team. Chhetri started playing football from a young age taking part in various tournaments.

On 4 December 2017, Chhetri married his long time girlfriend Sonam Bhattacharya who is the daughter of the former Indian national football player and Mohun Bagan legend Subrata Bhattacharya.

Awards and accolades:-Edit

National honours:Edit

The then President of India Pratibha Patil presenting Arjuna Award to Sunil Chhetri in 2011.

• 2011 − Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports. 
• 2019 −  Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award. 

Sporting honoursEdit

• AIFF Player of the Year (6): 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018–19
• FPAI Indian Player of the Year (2): 2009, 2018
• AFC Challenge Cup Most Valuable Player (1): 2008
• SAFF Championship Player of the Tournament (1): 2011
• Hero of the I-League: 2016–17
• Hero of the Indian Super League: 2017–18
• Hero of the Intercontinental Cup: 2018
• AFC Asian Icon: 3 August 2018
• Football Ratna Award (first recipient) by Delhi Football Association: 18 February 2019 ^[125]

Career honoursEdit

National teamEdit

• Nehru Cup (3): 2007, 2009, 2012
• AFC Challenge Cup (1): 2008
• SAFF Championship (2): 2011, 2016

ClubEdit

Dempo

• I-League (1): 2009–10

Churchill Brothers

• I-League (1): 2012–13

Bengaluru FC

• I-League (2): 2013–14, 2015–16
• Indian Federation Cup (2): 2014–15, 2016–17
• AFC Cup: Runner-up 2016
• Super Cup: 2018
• Indian Super League (1): 2018–19.

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