India football captain Sunil Chhetri just four goals away from surpassing Brazilian legend Pele in THIS big record

Chhetri is the only Indian player to have scored his international goals in three decades.

Ace forward Sunil Chhetri has become the world's second most prolific goal scorer amongst the active players -- his tally of 74 is second only to Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo's 103 -- but the India captain is not counting them as yet. In the all-time international goal scorers' list, Chhetri is three goals short of Pele who scored 77 goals for Brazil in 92 appearances. He is the top goalscorer of all time for Brazil. "I do not count the number of goals. 10 years later, we will sit together, have a chat and then count. All of this is past. We play Afghanistan, and we have to be at our best. It will be a new day, a new canvas. And it is up to us to paint it the manner we want to," Chhetri said after scoring both goals in India's 2-0 win over Bangladesh in the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 qualifier match here on Monday evening. 117 Matches 74 Goals