Sunil Chhetri gearing up for ISL in earnest, says staying in bubble ‘isn’t easy’

Staying inside a bio bubble “isn’t easy” however Indian soccer captain Sunil Chhetri, however, is bracing up for the upcoming Indian Super League in earnest, doing all it takes for a profitable marketing campaign along with his franchise Bengaluru FC. From doing double coaching classes and studying books, to watching famend broadcaster and historian Sir David Attenborough’s A Life On Our Planet, the 36-year-old has been one busy man by means of the final three weeks of the crew’s quarantine in Goa.

“This is our third week inside the bio bubble and I must confess it isn’t easy but, of course, needed,” Chhetri mentioned in a video he posted on his Twitter deal with. “We are doing double time session and we are trying our best as a team to be as fit as possible before the tournament starts.”

The franchise-based occasion begins within the coastal state on November 20 with a recreation between ATK Mohun Bagan and Kerala Blasters. The seventh version of the match shall be held in three venues of Goa and never throughout the nation owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s just 10 days left and I am pretty sure all of you are waiting for the ISL as I am and the whole team is. “Among all this, I am trying my best to find some time for myself I just finished reading a lovely book — The Body by Bill Bryson — and I highly recommend this,” the ace striker mentioned holding the e book.

“Also me and wife we just finished Sir David Attenborough’s ‘A Life On Our Planet’ and it’s outstanding. We spend so much time on social media and watching television, I recommend you guys to spend one and half hours watching Sir David Attenborough’s career.

“You watch, I won’t spill the beans, it’s an amazing series, especially the young ones. Please indulge in it and I am pretty sure you will find your time is worth. And I must confess or admit that neither Bill Bryson nor Sir David has paid me anything to do this.”

Chhetri, at present the world’s second highest goal-scorer amongst lively footballers — solely Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo is forward of him — will spearhead former champions Bengaluru FC’s problem within the upcoming version of the ISL. Bengaluru FC, recognized for an expert setup since its arrival on the massive stage not too way back, received the match in 2018.