Sunil Chhetri's appeal creates magic, tickets of India-Kenya match sold out?
Mumbai, June 4 (IBNS): After captain Sunil Chhetri appealed his fans to watch the national side play, tickets for the second match between India and Kenya in Intercontinental Cup have been sold out, media reports said.
The match is scheduled to be played at the Mumbai Football Arena on Monday.
Indian football team captain Sunil will be making his 100th international appearance for India.
According to NDTV sources, the 10-15,000 capacity stadium in Mumbai for India's second match of the tournament has been sold out.
After Virat Kohli, ex-Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday urged fans to support and watch national football team play in the stadium.
"C'mon India... Let's fill in the stadiums and support our teams wherever and whenever they are playing. @chetrisunil11 @IndianFootball," Tendulkar tweeted along with a video message for his fans.
It all started after Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri urged fans to visit stadiums to support them.
He made the appeal via video posted on his social media platform.
"Abuse us, criticise us but please come to watch the Indian national team play," urged the skipper.
He said: "To all of you who are fans of big European clubs and support European clubs with so much passion and sometimes you guys think that the level is not the same, so why do you waste your time?."
"Agreed, the level is not the same, not even close but with our desire and determination, we will try our best to make your time worth," he said.
He requested football fans in India to visit stadiums to watch the national side contesting on the field.
India has improved their ranking in the FIFA chart.
As per the latest release, India stands at the 97th spot.
Indian football team defeated Chinese Taipei 5-0 on Friday in the opening game of the four-nation tournament in Mumbai.
Meanwhile, Sunil's appeal was also supported by another youth icon and cricket captain Virat Kohli.
Posting a video, Kohli also tweeted: "Please take notice of my good friend and Indian football skipper @chetrisunil11's post and please make an effort."
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