Virender Sehwag Hails Kabaddi World Cup Hero Ajay Thakur in Signature Style
Virender Sehwag congratulated the Indian team on their Kabaddi World Cup 2016 triumph and also hailed the performance of raider Ajay Thakur, who garnered 12 points alone. He did not spare the opportunity to troll British Journalist Piers Morgan, who had mocked India's Rio Olympics performance
Highlights
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India beat Iran 38-29 in the Kabaddi World Cup final
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Tributes poured in on Twitter following India's win
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Ajay Thakur was India's hero in the final, claiming 12 raid points
Be it Olympics or cricket, Virender Sehwag's twitter feed has the most interesting messages for every sport under the sky. So, when India made history by defeating Iran to clinch the Kabaddi World Cup 2016, the former India opener lauded the nation's heroes in his own inimitable style.
Ajay Thakur, who garnered 12 points alone through raids, in India's 38-29 win over Iran found special praise from Sehwag.
"Yeh Jazba, yeh Spirit, Hamka De De Thakur. Ajay Thakur, you are a rockstar. Haar ke Jeetne waale ko Team India kehta hain. Champions," he tweeted.
Yeh Jazba ,yeh Spirit ,Hamka De De Thakur. Ajay Thakur, you are a rockstar. Haar ke Jeetne waale ko Team India kehta hain.Champions#INDvIRN pic.twitter.com/8S8PZ8IA6M
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 22, 2016
He also did not spare British journalist Piers Morgan, with whom he had waged a Twitter war when the latter mocked India's poor performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
India invented Kabaddi & r World Champs for 8th time.Elsewhere some country invented Cricket & r yet only good in correcting typos.#INDvIRN pic.twitter.com/IG9fucAMMo
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 22, 2016
Indian kabaddi team's efforts was also lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as cricketers Yusuf Pathan and Dhawal Kulkarni and badminton star Jwala Gutta.
Congratulations to Indian team for winning the Kabaddi World Cup. The team showed exceptional skills, grit & determination. Well done!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 22, 2016
Good win India that was a complete team effort and super Energy from fans#Championindia #2016KabaddiWorldCup pic.twitter.com/ymfOXw2oVr
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) October 22, 2016
World Champions at the Kabbadi Worldcup 2016..Well done team India..Made us proud @KabaddiIndia @ProKabaddi #2016KabaddiWorldCup
— Dhawal Kulkarni (@dhawal_kulkarni) October 22, 2016
#TeamIndia #2016KabaddiWorldCup
— Gutta Jwala (@Guttajwala) October 22, 2016
Wooohoooo champions 2016