Sunil Chhetri to come out of retirement to represent India in March fixtures

Veteran footballer and former India captain Sunil Chhetri on Thursday reversed his international retirement to rejoin the national squad for the upcoming March fixtures. India is set to face the Maldives on March 19 in an international friendly as part of its preparations for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Final Round. The team will then take on Bangladesh on March 25 in its first match of the qualification campaign.

Chhetri had previously announced his retirement from international football in May last year.