Ranji Plate teams and several North Eastern cricketers were camping at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore, where they received a delightful surprise by Sunil Chhetri.
BCCI invited Sunil Chhetri, India’s National Football Captain dwelled, in the NCA for personal interaction with the cricketers on 9th May. North East is famous for its numerous football victories and better performance. Football is the major playing sport in the region, unlike the rest of the states, where cricket is the popular sport. North East is known for giving several famous football players like Bhaichung Bhutia and Sunil Chhetri himself.

Sunil Chhetri is one of the topmost goal scorers in the world and shares this achievement with widespread players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He is also a close friend of Virat Kohli.
The National Cricket Association wanted to encourage and uplift the cricket players from the North East, and who was better to guide them than Chhetri himself. NCA wanted to connect the players to a prevalent person from a similar background as them and tell his success story to inspire the players. Sunil played a one-on-one match with the NCA head VVS Laxman, and 150 cricketers were present.
BCCI tweeted, “ He had a delightful Feilding competition and shared some learnings from his incredible journey in football with the boys from North East and plate teams.”
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