Sunil Chhetri equals THIS record of Pele after scoring his 77th goal for India

Sunil Chettri scored for the 77th time for his country which equalled the Indian captain to the Great Brazilian legend Pele for international goals.

Maldives, Oct 10 -Talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri equalled the legendary Pele with his 77th international goal as his 83rd-minute strike helped India beat Nepal 1-0 and saved his side from the verge of elimination in the SAFF Championships here on Sunday.

The 37-year-old Chhetri, playing in his 123rd match for India, struck a late goal to place himself on an even keel with the Brazillian great (77 goals from 92 matches). He is now in joint third with UAE's Ali Mabkhout (77) in the list of highest scorers among active footballers, behind Cristiano Ronaldo (112) and Lionel Messi (79).

@chetrisunil11: We have done a lot of things, right, and we need to improve a lot of other things. We are still alive in #SAFFChampionship2021, and we will keep improving #NEPIND #BackTheBlue #BlueTigers #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/JBrXM6yc5v