Sunil Chhetri tests positive for coronavirus

NH Bureau Thursday, 11 March 2021 06:10:46 PM

Sunil Chhetri tests positive for coronavirus (Image: Twitter/chetrisunil11)

New Delhi : Team India skipper Sunil Chhetri has tested positive for coronavirus. However, he is feeling fine and is currently recovering.

Tweeting about it from the official handle he mentioned that he will return to the fields soon.

"In a not-so-happy update, I've tested positive for COVID-19. In better news, I feel fine as I continue my recovery from the virus and should be back on a football pitch soon," Chhetri tweeted.

"No better time to keep reminding everyone to continue taking all the safety precautions always," he added.

Last week, Chhetri was named in the 35-member list of probables for the forthcoming back-to-back international friendlies that India would be playing against Oman and UAE in Dubai on March 25 and 29 respectively.