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Indian cricket team was swamped with congratulatory messages and wishes from Bollywood celebrities, cricket administrators and players on twitterati after the Men in Blue defeated Pakistan in a high-voltage World Cup semi-final clash in Mohali.
From Bollywood actresses such as Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty to spin legend Shane Warne and tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi, all came together on Twitter to congratulate Team India and wish Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men good luck ahead of the World Cup final against Sri Lanka on April 2 in Mumbai.
While celebrations were scenes on the streets in all parts of the country, the virtual world on the social networking Web site came out in unified voices of joy after co-hosts India beat traditional rivals Pakistan by 29 runs at the PCA stadium in Mohali last night.
“What a game! It was a pleasure to see the crowd at Mohali stadium come alive and cheer for India. Go India! Sachin U rock :—) Ting,” posted actress Priety Zinta.
“INDIA WON..n I cried!:) tears of joy! Class act by the Indian team, aggression with maturity, lethal combo! Deserve to be in the Finals, fab job,” tweeted another Bollywood starlet Shilpa Shetty.
Shilpa, also the co-owner of Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals, however, felt bad for Shahid Afridi and his boys.
“Felt bad for Afridi though, his reaction after the last ball, well played by Wahab Riaz too.. Hard luck, but Respect:),” she said.
Actor Priyanka Chopra posted: ““Oh my god! What a show of class Team India! The world cup awaits you in Mumbai!”
“Well played Pakistan. You guys are formidable opponents.
Be proud of what you’ve achieved this world cup,” she tweeted.
Actor R Madhavan of ‘Tanu weds Manu’ fame tweeted, “The BEST part was 2 see the camaraderie and mutual respect between the 2 teams (sic)“.
“India outclasses Pakistan at Mohali. Mumbai, get ready for the biggest roar of the season — India v/s Sri Lanka in the 2011 World Cup Finals,” tweeted filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar.
Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh and Shabana Azmi also congratulated the Indian team and wished them good luck for the final match.
Former Australian and spin legend Warne, who had predicted during the match that India will win by eight runs, posted: “Congrats to India. Congrats on getting through to World Cup Final and man of the match Sachin Tendulkar.”
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