PM Modi leads nation in hailing team India on beating England in 4th Test
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday led the nation in praising the Indian cricket team for beating England in the fourth Test to take a 2-1 unbeatable lead in the five-match series on Monday.
India produced a clinical performance to beat England by 157 runs on the final day of the fourth Test.
"Great day (again) on the vaccination front and on the cricket pitch. As always, #TeamIndia wins!" tweeted PM Modi.
Great day (again) on the vaccination front and on the cricket pitch. As always, #TeamIndia wins! #SabkoVaccineMuftVaccine
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 6, 2021
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly praised the party's win tweeting: "Great show ..The skill is the difference but the biggest difference is the absorbing power of pressure..indian cricket is far ahead then the rest."
Great show ..The skill is the difference but the biggest difference is the absorbing power of pressure..indian cricket is far ahead then the rest @BCCI
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) September 6, 2021
BCCI secretary Jay Shah hailed the win at The Oval as "spectacular".
If Lord’s was special, today’s win at The Oval is spectacular. #TeamIndia thrives on challenges and loves to overcome them. Congratulations to the entire group for an incredible performance. @Jaspritbumrah93’s journey to 100 Test wickets has been phenomenal #ENGvIND
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) September 6, 2021
Umesh Yadav (3/60), Jasprit Bumrah (2/27), Ravindra Jadeja (2/50) and Shardul Thakur (2/22) starred for India with the ball in the final innings.
It was only the second Test win for India at the Oval and first after the historic 1971 triumph under Ajit Wadekar.
With India taking a 2-1 series lead over England at the Oval, the series now moves to Manchester's Old Trafford for the fifth and final Test which will begin on September 10.
Tough situations build strong people. Onto the next one. #TeamIndia 🇮🇳💪 pic.twitter.com/fJx8A240MS
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) September 6, 2021
Actor Suniel Shetty also posted his wishes on Twitter.
The better man/team always wins on their day. Wins & losses are part of sportsmanship. So let’s zip the trolling & cheer the #BoysInBlue. Proud Indians win hearts too. That’s what I call making music friends. Cheers #TeamIndia #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/hhp5OYqYzc
— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) September 6, 2021
Businessman Anand Mahindra congratulated the team on "an amazing display of self-confidence & aggression".
And the comeback was an amazing display of self-confidence & aggression! Thank you #TeamIndia for repaying our faith in you. We proudly sit right next to you on this roller coaster ride! #INDvENG https://t.co/KO93Xe6cDu
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) September 6, 2021
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