Flashback! Sunil Chhetri -Sonam love story: When the footballer met Sonam for the first time he told her ‘You’re a kid, go study’; DETAILS INSIDE

Read to know an interesting fact about Sunil Chhetri and his wife Sonam.

Submitted by Tania Roy on Mon, 06/14/2021 - 11:05

MUMBAI: ‘Captain Fantastic’ Sunil Chhetri has been winning hearts with his moves on the field.

Sunil Chhetri is one of the most loved footballers. The sports star has a huge fan following.

On the personal front, he is married to Bengali actor Shaheb Bhattacharjee’s sister Sonam Bhattacherjee.

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Sunil Chhetri and Sonam’s fairy tale love story is an inspiration to many. They are one of the most popular celebrity couples and set major relationship goals. They met when they were really young. They dated each other before becoming man and wife.

For all the fans and admirers of the couple, here’s an interesting fact.

When Sunil Chhetri met Sonam for the first time, he told her that she was a kid and she should go and study. In an interview with the Humans of Bombay, the sports star shared how his coach’s daughter, Sonam Bhattacharya had approached him by stealing his number from her dad’s phone.

“Her dad was my coach and he used to always mention this guy, ‘Chhetri’ to her. I was 18 and she was 15. She was curious so she stole my number from her dad and texted me saying, ‘Hi! I’m Sonam and I’m a big fan, I want to meet you!’. I had no idea who she was. She was sweet on text so I decided to meet her—when we met I realised that she was a kid! I told her, ‘You’re a kid, go study’ and walked off. But for some reason, we didn’t stop texting.” And the rest is history.