As he sat contemplating how he would break his retirement plans to the world, he knew there was one man who would understand what exactly he was going through and Virat Kohli did not disappoint the iconic Indian football captain.

The 39-year-old Sunil Chhetri, the most capped India footballer with 150 matches to his credit and the country's top-scorer with 94 goals, will hang his boots after the World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait on June 6 in Kolkata.