Captain’s Call Isn’t Ignored: Ace Striker Sunil Chhetri’s Emotional Appeal India’s Most Retweeted Tweet For 2018

After ace Indian footballer, Sunil Chhetri made an emotional appeal to the fans on Twitter asking them to come to support the team and fill the stadium, thousands rushed to the stadium wearing the home teams colours to cheer them on in their match against Kenya in the Intercontinental Cup 2018.

The tweet has now been acknowledged as the most “retweeted tweet” of the year from India, reports Firstpost.

Seven thousand tickets were available for the game and were sold out days before the match after the tweet went viral with celebrities like Virat Kohli retweeting Chhetri’s message to emphasise the point.

The video which was tweeted under the handle @chetrisunil11 has been retweeted an estimated 60,000 times, said Twitter India on Wednesday ( December 5).

"Abuse us, criticise us, but please come to watch the Indian national team play. To all of you, who have lost hope or don't have any hope in Indian football, we request you to come and watch us in the stadium.", said Chhetri, in an emotional video message.

Chhetri made the appeal after a mere 2,500 fans turned up to watch their previous game.