India came into the competition as one of the top picks to lift the crown. All through the group phases of the 10-group events, the Men dressed in Blue played consistently with their top picks tag by winning seven of the eight matches with the one against the Kiwis getting canceled because of the downpour. They lost to England, yet figured out how to top the group with 15 points from nine matches.
"This team you've led has played the kind of cricket to make all of us proud, @imVkohli. It was a fantastic journey that fell a few yards short, but I'm sure you boys will pick yourselves up soon. Very proud of Team India," Chhetri tweeted.
In the semi-final against New Zealand, who achieved the knockouts just barely after completing fourth, India were overpowering top choices to win. However, in spite of limiting the Black Caps to 239/8 out of 50 overs, India was blown by the Kiwi bowlers driven by Matt Henry (3/37) on the reserve day after play couldn't be finished on the main day because of inclement climate.
India lost four top-order batsmen for just 24 runs inside 10 overs before Ravindra Jadeja (77) and M.S. Dhoni (50) shared a 116-run seventh wicket stand to raise hopes for an unlikely victory. However, it wasn't enough in the end as India fell short by 18 runs.
Chhetri is at recently with the Indian football team in Ahmedabad where they are participating in the four-nation Intercontinental Cup.
