'Thank you Skipper', Sunil Chhetri tweets Virat Kohli after India's SAFF Cup win

Virat Kohli may have his focus entirely on the Indian cricket team's tough tour of Australia, but the Test skipper doesn't miss any major sporting action his country is involved in.

On Sunday, after India lifted its seventh SAFF Cup title beating Afghanistan in the final, Kohli sent out a congratulatory message to the team, with a special mention of India captain Sunil Chhetri who scored the winning goal in extra time.

Kohli's love for football is not known as he can be seen kicking the ball with a kid's joy in warm-up sessions and also has stake in Indian Super League franchise FC Goa besides being the co-owner of International Premier Tennis League franchise UAE Royals.

"Congratulations Team India for lifting the SAFF cup for the 7th time. That extra time winner from @chetrisunil11 was mind blowing! #INDvAFG," the Test captain tweeted soon after India's win.

Seeing a famous tweet pop us notification on his smart phone, Chhetri was quick to respond to Kohli: "Thank you skipper,I'm certain our boys won't need any extra time to get the job done in Australia.All the very best," India's football hero replied.

India scripted a stellar come-from-behind victory against the defending champions Afghanistan with goals from Jeje and Chhetri. The teams were locked 1-1 at the end of regulation 90 minutes before Chhetri scored the winner in extra time.