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Football legend Sunil Chhetri hopes to keep playing and scoring in 'foreseeable future'

On his future, Chhetri said: "It might sound like a lie, but I've never given my future as a footballer any thought. The one thing I probably do the best is wake up and turn up to train and play. I look forward to it."

SAFF Championship: India have themselves to blame for Bangladesh loss, says Igor Stimac

Stimac said: "We had everything in control, we dominated the game, and had a one-nil advantage, and even had a one-man advantage. But despite all of that, we started giving away simple passes, making unnecessary mistakes."

SAFF Championships: 10-man Bangladesh hold India to draw despite Sunil Chhetri's heroics

The 37-year-old Chhetri, playing in his 121st match for India, struck in the 27th minute to place himself just a goal shy of legendary Brazillian Pele (77 goals from 92 matches).

Rohit Sharma should be India's captain for next two T20 World Cups, says Sunil Gavsakar

Speaking about the Indian T20 team's vice-captaincy, the legendary Gavaskar feels Punjab Kings skipper KL Rahul and Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant are the two best options for the post in the time to come.

SAFF Championship: Igor Stimac names Udanta Singh in squad; Amrinder Singh replaced after COVID-19 test

Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and hosts Maldives are the other teams in the championship. Each team plays each other once with the top two teams qualifying for the final.

India vs England: Fifth Test likely to go ahead after all Indian players in UK test negative for COVID

All the 21 players of the Indian Test squad have tested negative for COVID-19, a development that clears the decks for the fifth Test against England to proceed as scheduled from Friday

India vs England: Jos Buttler says they're expecting the final Test to go ahead

"I don't know too much, to be honest, at the moment. At present we are expecting the game to go ahead. Things are all fine in our camp. We are looking forward to the game," England vice captain Jos Buttler said.

India vs England: BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly unsure 5th Test will go ahead after junior physio Yogesh Parmar tests positive

The players have been told to remain in their respective rooms as RT-PCR testing is being carried out. Besides Shastri and Patel, fielding coach R Sridhar and Arun are also isolating in London.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Rishabh Pant's inclusion in playing XI set to add variety to middle-order, bolster attacking prowess

Pant’s bat speed is commendable, thanks to his fast hands and low centre of gravity. This would come in handy in a quest for quick runs. Importantly he has scored big runs and knows the importance of strike rotation and the advantage accrued from staying at the wicket.