India, March 6 -- Sunil Chhetri has agreed to Manolo Marquez's request and decided to come out of international retirement. The former India captain will be available for the friendly against Maldives and the 2027 Asian Cup qualifier against Bangladesh later this month.

"The captain, leader, legend will return to the Indian national team for the FIFA International Window in March," the national team posted on social media late on Thursday.

"Maybe all goodbyes are just are just an, "'I'll see you soon in disguise'," Chettri's club Bengaluru FC posted in X. It was reposted by the national team's handle.

No further details were provided. Chhetri did not return calls seeking a reaction or reply to text messages from HT.

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