National Sports Award 2021: It has been a dream journey, says Sunil Chhetri, football's 1st Khel Ratna awardee

The first footballer to be conferred with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Indian maestro Sunil Chhetri on Wednesday said the journey that he has been through in the last 16 years has been nothing short of a dream.

Sunil Chhetri, who became the first Indian footballer to be conferred with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award said that the journey that he has been through in the last 16 years has been nothing short of a dream.

"I am thrilled, I am really thankful and honoured. I have always said that it is a dream that I have gone through, and it would not have been possible without my family, teammates and coaches I have played under," Chhetri said.