New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Sunil Chhetri scored in India’s 1-1 draw against the Philippines in Siliguri to take his tally of international goals to 42 and become the joint top scorer for India along with former striking partner Bhaichung Bhutia.
Chhetri, however, has a better strike rate than Bhutia, having taken 79 matches to score 42 goals, while Bhutia took 107.
Following is the list of India’s top five goalscorers:
Sunil Chhetri: 42 goals from 79 matches
Bhaichung Bhutia: 42 goals from 107 matches
I.M. Vijayan: 40 goals from 79 matches
Shabbir Ali: 23 goals from 72 matches
P.K. Banerjee: 19 goals from 36 matches