Chhetri
on
80
goals
is
currently
tied
with
Lionel
Messi
at
the
second
place
in
the
goalscorers
list
among
active
footballers
at
the
International
level,
with
Cristiano
Ronaldo
leading
on
115
goals.
He
had
earlier
been
conferred
with
the
Padma
Shri
Award,
and
the
Arjuna
Award.
“One
of
the
primary
reasons
why
I
got
the
Khel
Ratna
Award
is
because
I
have
been
playing
for
19
years.
I
want
to
thank
each
one
of
the
masseurs,
physios
and
doctors.
You
superstars
have
been
the
main
reason
why
I
could
be
on
the
pitch,”
Sunil
averred.
“There
have
so
many
time
when
I
thought
I
couldn’t,
but
you
guys
made
it
possible
for
me,”
he
added.
“I
also
need
to
thank
all
my
clubs,
my
teammates
–
both
at
the
clubs
and
the
National
Team,
the
fans
and
the
family.
All
these
years
you
have
suffered
with
me,
rejoiced
with
me,
you
were
there
at
with
me
at
every
ups
and
downs,
you
dreamt
with
me
–
and
I
very
happily
share
this
Award
with
each
and
every
one
of
you,”
Chhetri
stated.
For
the
record,
Chhetri
is
the
first
Indian
Footballer
to
have
received
the
Award
–
the
highest
Award
for
a
sportsman
in
India.
In
his
statement,
AIFF
President
Praful
Patel
said:
“Congratulations!
No
one
deserves
it
more
than
Sunil.
He
has
been
the
flag
bearer
and
a
role
model
for
Indian
Football,
having
won
so
many
laurels
for
his
country
and
all
his
clubs
over
the
years.
I
wish
him
all
the
best
in
his
future
endeavours,
and
look
forward
together
to
him
leading
us
to
unprecedented
glories
in
near
future.”
Kushal
Das,
General
Secretary,
All
India
Football
Federation
in
his
statement
said:
“My
heartiest
congratulations
to
him.
The
Major
Dhyan
Chand
Khel
Ratna
Award
is
the
pinnacle
of
all
sporting
awards
in
the
country
and
Sunil
deserves
the
Award.
He
is
a
living
legend,
and
the
icon
whom
all
fans
look
up
to.
I
wish
him
all
the
best
for
his
professional
and
personal
life.
You
have
been
a
true
flag-bearer
for
Indian
Football.
“I
expect
this
award
to
be
a
motivation
to
all
other
Indian
footballers,
and
inspire
them
to
reach
higher
echelons
in
their
career,”
the
General
Secretary
added.
Besides
Chhetri,
Neeraj
Chopra,
Ravi
Kumar,
Lovlina
Borgohain,
Sreejesh
PR,
Avani
Lekhara,
Sumit
Antil,
Pramod
Bhagat,
Krishna
Nagar,
Manish
Narwal,
Manpreet
Singh
and
Mithali
Raj
were
also
awarded
the
Major
Dhyan
Chand
Khel
Ratna
Award.
Source:
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