India clinched the 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup in Sharjaꦓh after defeating the 𒐪arch-rivals Pakistan by two wickets.
The Men in Blue chased the target of 308 runs set by Pakistani team in 38.2 overs. Sunil Ramesh’s 93-run scintillating knock pushed India towards the total, after Badar Munir, Risayat Khan and Nisar Ali scored 57, 48 and 47 runs respectively for Pakistan.
India’s victory has brought a lot of cheers all over the country. Bollywood stars including Yami Gautam, Anil Kapoor, and Amitabh Bachchan took to Twitter to congratulate the Indian team and express their pride.
Here’s what the celebrities tweeted:
Huge applause for our Cricket team for winning 2018 !ꦆ! The Nation 💫swells with pride with this achievement & sets new heights of inspiration for our youth ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Yami Gautam Dhar (@yamigautam)
Cong💎ratulations on winning the !! The whole nation is extremely proud & inspired! We🔯ll played!
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor)
T 2588 – CONGRATULATIONS INDIA Blind cricket team for beating Pakistan and becoming World Champions .. !! So proud of you all !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan)
टीम इंडिया के खिलाड़ियों को 41000 फ़ीट के बादलों से कहीं ऊँची ऊँचाइಌयों से मेरी बहुत बहुत बधाई। जय हो।🇮🇳
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher)
Congrat๊ulations Team India on winning the . 🇮🇳😎
— Himansh Kohli (@himanshkohli)