Watch: Disgraceful Act From The Governor of Manipur And West Bengal Towards Sunil Chhetri During The Award Ceremony Of Durand Cup 2022
Disrespectful Act towards Sunil Chhetri at the presentation ceremony of Durand Cup (Image Source: Twitter)
On 18 September 2022, the stage was set for a fantastic final clash between Bengaluru FC and Mumbai City FC in the Durand Cup. However, Bengaluru managed to win the final with a scoreline of 2-1. Thus, they won their maiden Durand Cup football tournament ahead of the next season of the Indian Super League.
However, an unwanted thing occurred during the post-match presentation. During that presentation, the Governor of Manipur and West Bengal, La. Ganesan was there to present the winning trophy to the champions. But, he came up with a disgraceful act towards Sunil Chhetri. The video went viral as fans became angry seeing that.
Here is the shared video:
Congratulations to La Ganesan, Governor of West Bengal, for winning the Durand Cup 2022. pic.twitter.com/GiICyecRHb
— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) September 18, 2022
Sunil Chhetri led Bengaluru FC to win their maiden Durand Cup football tournament
Speaking of the viral video, it was seen that the Bengaluru skipper, Sunil Chhetri came up to collect the trophy. Then, La. Ganesan pushed him away as pictures were getting clicked. It seemed that he wanted to be in pictures rather than keeping the Indian skipper in the frame.
Another chief guest pushed aside Bengaluru’s Sivasakthi Narayanan. Eventually, he was the opening goal-scorer of that final against Mumbai City FC. Fans did not like it as they shared their views on social media platforms. Even, former cricketer, Aakash Chopra also shared the same video with a caption: ‘Disrespectful’.
Here is the tweet:
Disgraceful https://t.co/Tus6U5mKfA
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 19, 2022
Speaking of the final, the final took place at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. However, Sivasakthi Narayanan scored the opener for Bengaluru. Then, Mumbai equalized in the 30th minute of the match. Apuia came up with that important goal for Mumbai. But, it was Alan Costa who scored the second goal for Bengaluru in the 61st minute. Then, Bengaluru kept their nerves and managed to hold that lead throughout the match. Speaking of the Indian skipper’s performance, he did not manage to score a goal in the final. But, Sunil Chhetri had a couple of golden opportunities to score.
