Sania leads Twitter brigade
Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza, who had declared a war on her Pakistani cricketer husband Shoaib Malik before the semis, wrote: "Yaaayyy well done Team India..yyeessssss..congratulations to India:) Bad luck to Pakistan..fantastic win by India but job only half done..one more to go..phheww..now I can go practice in peace..GO INDIA."
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: March 31, 2011 10:29 PM IST
Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza, who had declared a war on her Pakistani cricketer husband Shoaib Malik before the high-octane clash over the team they support, wrote: "Yaaayyy well done Team India..yyeessssss..congratulations to India:) Bad luck to Pakistan..fantastic win by India but job only half done..one more to go..phheww..now I can go practice in peace..GO INDIA."
She further tweeted: "As for today the men in blue brought smiles to a billion ppl:) Now to support an Indian (Rohan Bopanna) and a Pakistani (Aisam Qureshi) playing together in Miami:)
Mirza wrote that Pakistan team proved many critics wrong by reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup and congratulated the Men in Green for a great tournament.
"Makes you wonder what they (Pakistan) could achieve with this talent and without all the problems and controversies surrounding them!!"
Shoaib Malik tweeted to Sania: "I wish I would have played today's match. The boys in green should walk with their head held high..Pakistan zindabad."
He further wrote: "The whole country will welcome them home with a lot of love. Today the Pakistani cricket team has given the whole Pakistan a lot to cheer and smile about..we are proud of you boys..."
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi also tweeted: "Started as a high pressured match. But it was India all the way. Congrats to the Team. Looking forward to the Finals in Mumbai."
Indian Premier League CEO Sundar Raman wrote: "Munafs ball to razzaq and bhajjis to umar changed the game for me. Give it to the selectors. They showed faith in the 15 and they have delivered. Well done."
Indian tennis ace Bhupathi also congratulated the Indian cricket team on winning the semi-final, and wrote on Twitter: "Big day.. One more to go for India. Can't fight destiny folks. Everything going our way. Catches, home field advantage, power play and so on."
Chetan Bhagat, the author of four blockbuster novels, Five Point Someone, One Night @ the Call Center, The 3 Mistakes of my life and 2 States, also congratulated the Indian team.
"Thank you Team India for giving a billion of us so much happiness and unity tonight! Congrats to all Indians."