U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli, Taapsee Pannu And More Celebs Hail Our Women In Blue!
This is a historic win!
The Indian U-19 women’s team brought glory to the country as they won their first T20 U-19 World Cup 2023 in its first edition! Everyone is very proud of the young women in blue for bringing home the trophy. The Indian team won by seven wickets against England. Best wishes and hearty congratulations poured in for the team from the cricketing fraternity and the entertainment industry alike! Mithali Raj, Smriti Mandhana, Taapsee Pannu, Amitabh Bachchan and many others have showered praises on the Indian U-19 women’s team!
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From the cricketing world, senior players like Mithali Raj, Smriti Mandhana, Virat Kohli and many others congratulated the young team. Mithali tweeted the winning team’s photo lifting the trophy and said that their win is a ‘monumental achievement’ whereas Smriti Mandhana called the team the ‘champions of the world’! Jhulan Goswami also tweeted the winning team’s photo and wrote their victory will ‘inspire millions’.
CHAMPIONS! 🇮🇳
Congratulations #TeamIndia, this is a monumental achievement! This fantastic victory shows how dominating you have been throughout the tournament. The triumph is even more special considering this is the first-ever Women's #U19T20WorldCup. Cherish every moment! pic.twitter.com/M97kBJNcUs
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) January 29, 2023
Champions of the world. Proud. Absolutely proud of the bunch. Champions in the inaugural edition makes it even more special. This is just the beginning. Go team💙 #U19T20WorldCup #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/GCuuCpsh0e
— Smriti Mandhana (@mandhana_smriti) January 29, 2023
Historic win 🏆
Proud of our U19 team 💯
A great performance by Titas 👏
Congratulations to all the players. This victory will inspire millions 🇮🇳#U19T20WorldCup #Champions #WomensCricket #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/cMyueKiZ77— Jhulan Goswami (@JhulanG10) January 29, 2023
From the senior men’s cricket team, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Gautam Gambhir and many others also expressed their happiness about the Indian U-19 women’s team’s win!
Indian women’s cricket is on the up! First the announcement of the #WPL & now the #U19T20WorldCup win.
Congratulations to the entire women’s team on winning the inaugural U19 World Cup. 🇮🇳🏆🏏
This win will inspire a whole generation to take up sports. pic.twitter.com/TB3gtd3eoC
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 29, 2023
U-19 World Cup Champions! What a special moment! Congratulations girls on your triumph 🏆🇮🇳
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 29, 2023
Big congratulations to the U-19 girls cricket team for winning the World Cup. Well done on making the nation proud🇮🇳 #JaiHind @bcciwomen @bcci
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) January 29, 2023
What a performance by the girls at the U-19 Womens World Cup. A true testament of skills and determination. Congratulations. 👏🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/R82Y4tCfCU
— K L Rahul (@klrahul) January 29, 2023
The nation is proud of you girls! Superbly done 🇮🇳🇮🇳#Champions @BCCIWomen pic.twitter.com/ZWc9QLbXNQ
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) January 29, 2023
The nation is proud of you girls! Superbly done 🇮🇳🇮🇳#Champions @BCCIWomen pic.twitter.com/ZWc9QLbXNQ
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) January 29, 2023
Proud of our girls for winning the Inaugural Women's U-19 T20 World Cup. With your talent, enthusiasm and passion for the game, many such opportunities are certain. This is just the beginning and you have a long way to go. My best wishes are always with you. @BCCI @BCCIWomen
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) January 29, 2023
Fantastic display by Shafali and her team to lift the inaugural Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup! Many congratulations to the players and the support staff for a fabulous campaign. Ahead of the WPL, a huge shot in the arm for women's cricket in India. #U19T20WorldCup
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) January 29, 2023
Several celebrities from the Indian film industry also showered love and praise on the under-19 team on their first-ever win! Taapsee Pannu also wished the U-19 team’s captain Shafali Verma a very happy birthday and said that she got a well-deserving gift with this win. Amitabh Bachchan hailed the team as ‘champions’. Kajol also shared a photo of the team and wrote that they have made the country proud. See their reactions below.
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The final match of the Under-19 women’s T20 World Cup was between India and England. The target set by the English team was 69, which the Indian team chased comfortably! Soumya Tiwari hit the winning shot by making the ball fly across the boundary, securing a sweet win for the team.
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Also read: Shafali Verma’s Emotional Speech To Rahul Dravid’s Wish, Heartwarming Moments From Women’s U-19 WC Win!
We’re immensely proud of the young team for achieving this big feat right in the first edition of the U-19 women’s World Cup. Here’s to many other such wins!
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