Updated On: 27 March, 2024 07:35 AM IST | Guwahati | PTI
In his landmark game, Chhetri found the back of the net from the spot in the 37th minute after Haroon Amiri handled the ball inside the box in India’s home leg match in the second round of the joint qualifiers for the World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup

India captain Sunil Chhetri (centre) being felicitated ahead of his landmark 150th match in Guwahati yesterday. Pic/PTI
Lower-ranked Afghanistan shocked India 2-1 as the home team suffered one of its most embarrassing defeat in recent years despite talisman Sunil Chhetri’s 94th international goal in his 150th match, in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers here on Tuesday.
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