OT: Which is your favourite hotel in the world and why?
OT: When did you first visit?
Sunil Chhetri: In 2001, with my father for lunch. I was only fifteen then. I had played for the national Under-17 team for the first time, so my father took me to the Monsoon restaurant and I still remember ordering my favourite butter chicken there.
OT: And have you returned recently?
Sunil Chhetri: On April 30, when there was a charity match for the Virat Kohli Foundation between movie stars and cricketers, all of us stayed there. I was the coach for the cricketers. I stayed in the hotel only for a day as my home is in Dwarka (in Delhi).
OT: Any other special memories?
Sunil Chhetri: When I was staying there with our national team in 2007, we won a major tournament. It was our first Nehru Cup, which India was hosting after many years. So there are lots of good memories in that place.
OT: Do you still enjoy the butter chicken?
Sunil Chhetri: As a professional footballer, I now need to follow a very strict diet: every meal should be well balanced, and they take great care with my requirement of healthy food. There has not been even a single occasion where my expectations were not met, be it a request for boiled food, special soups or dishes cooked with a minimal amount of oil. On the odd day off I can cheat, and gorge myself on their delicious pasta and biryani.
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