India, April 11 -- For long, Sunil Chhetri has been a headache for opposition coaches. Now, he is one for Bengaluru FC as well. In a good way.

"He is killing my mind," said Bengaluru FC coach Gerard Zaragoza of the 40-year striker who with 14 goals - one of them a stoppage-time flying header that eliminated FC Goa - and two assists has equalled his best Indian Super League (ISL) performance since 2017-18.

"We didn't expect he will play like this," said Zaragoza on Friday, ahead of the ISL11 final against Mohun Bagan Super Giant here. "Sunil and I had spoken a lot and we had a conversation before this season. I wanted him to change the game from the bench. And he did. But then he grew in confidence and started playing 90 minutes never wa...