India, Aug. 2 -- Sunil Chhetri has made an emotional appeal to the Tata Group to reconsider its decision to end Jamshedpur FC's senior-team operations, warning that the company's absence from the top level of Indian football would be a "disaster with no alternative".

The former India captain reacted after Jamshedpur FC confirmed that it would not participate in the Indian Super League from the 2026-27 season onwards. The decision has left the club's players and staff facing uncertain futures and, unless reversed, brought an end to Tata Steel's nine-season presence in India's top division.

"It takes a lot to be a stakeholder in Indian football. It has been like that for some time now. But when everything around looks like it will crumble...