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Bollywood stars were mighty impressed with the performance of the Indian team and took to social media to share their excitement about the victory.
Updated : Jan 19, 2021, 04:15 PM IST | Edited by : Mugdha Kapoor
Bollywood stars were ecstatic after team India's win against Australia on TUesday.
From Shah Rukh Khan to Ranveer Singh, celebrities expressed their jubilance after the Indian cricket team secured a historic Test series win against Australia.
The Ajinkya Rahane-led side beat Australia by three wickets in the fourth and final Test at The Gabba, thereby winning the four-match Border-Gavaskar series 2-1. The Indian team, despite the absence of their regular captain Virat Kohli and other key players, created history by becoming the first team to beat Australia at The Gabba in over 32 years.
Bollywood stars were mighty impressed with the performance of the Indian team and took to Twitter and Instagram to share their excitement about the victory.
Here's how they celebrated the win on social media:
Shah Rukh Khan tweeted "What an absolutely marvellous victory for our team!!! Stayed up all night to watch it unfold ball by ball. Now will sleep peacefully for a bit and savour this historic moment. Love to all our boys and greatly admire their resilience to power us through to this win. Chak De India!"
What an absolutely marvellous victory for our team!!! Stayed up all night to watch it unfold ball by ball. Now will sleep peacefully for a bit and savour this historic moment. Love to all our boys and greatly admire their resilience to power us through to this win. Chak De India!
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) January 19, 2021
Akshay Kumar wrote, "Congratulations Team India for an exemplary performance, winning against all odds and creating history...truly champions."
Congratulations Team India for an exemplary performance, winning against all odds and creating history...truly Champions #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/1tNTttez9V
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) January 19, 2021
An elated Ranveer Singh wrote, "Historic win!!! What an effort!!! So proud!!!"
"What a historic win for India!! Congrats to @ajinkyarahane88 for captaining such a young side to an amazing win! Great innings by @RealShubmanGill, @cheteshwar1 and @RishabhPant17!," Anil Kapoor wrote.
"What a historic win. What composure, patience, resilience & mentality the boys have shown. All of India is cheering for you! INDIAAAA INDIAAAA #AUSvIND #BorderGavaskarTrophy," Arjun Kapoor wrote on Instagram.
Karan Johar tweeted, "Incredible. What a historic win! Congratulations #TeamIndia for retaining the #BorderGavaskarTrophy & achieving the stellar feat of winning at the Gabba. Great show of character from the boys, so proud!"
Incredible. What a historic win!
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) January 19, 2021
Congratulations #TeamIndia for retaining the #BorderGavaskarTrophy & achieving the stellar feat of winning at the Gabba. Great show of character from the boys, so proud! #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/IervzYX39J
"OMG !!! What a WIN #Gabba has been breached & conquered and with it #TeamIndia moves to the No 1 spot in the World Test ranking. What grit, determination & strength of character shown by the boys in Blue #INDvAUS #Champions #JaiHind #Ting," Preity Zinta tweeted.