Sunil Chhetri got hailed by Prime Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hails Sunil Chhetri

Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri's legendary career has got a new level of recognition in form of a series named 'Captain Fantastic', which will showcase his story in a span of three episodes.

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Chhetri made his India debut in 2005 and since then has played in 131 matches.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri after the 38-year-old received an exclusive three-episode docuseries based on his life.

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The series is named 'Captain Fantastic' and is available to watch on FIFA+.

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FIFA released this series to promote Chhetri, who is the third-highest active scorer in men's international football after seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi and five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Chhetri has scored 84 goals, while Messi and Ronaldo have scored 90 and 117 goals respectively.

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PM Modi said “Well done Sunil Chhetri! This will certainly boost football's popularity in India.”

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