PrimeMinister Narendra Modi and former India stars took to Twitter on Monday nightto congratulate and praise the Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team for beatingEngland by 157 runs in the fourth Test at The Oval and taking a 2-1 lead in thefive-match series.
Indiabowled out England, chasing 368 for victory, for 210 in their second innings onthe fifth and final day to win the Test.
PMModi termed it a great day for India both on the vaccination front and cricketfield. Said Modi: "Great day (again) on the vaccination front and on thecricket pitch. As always, #TeamIndia wins!" India has on Monday vaccinatedone crore people.
FormerIndia players hailed the team for consistently making comebacks.
Saidformer India opener Virender Sehwag: "Comeback karke consistently jeetnewaale ko #TeamIndia kehte hain (One that makes comebacks consistently to winmatches is called Team India). So proud of this Team #ENGvIND."
BCCIpresident and former captain Sourav Ganguly said, Indian cricket is far aheadof the rest in terms of the its power to absorb pressure. He tweeted,"Great show ..The skill is the difference but the biggest difference isthe absorbing power of pressure..Indian cricket is far ahead than the rest@BCCI".
Indiacricket legend Sachin Tendulkar said the team "kept bouncing back afterevery setback" and asked the boys to make it 3-1 now.
SaidTendulkar. "What a comeback! (Flag of India) (Clapping hands sign). Theboys just kept bouncing back after every setback. What a way to stamp authorityon the last day when England were 77/0. Way to go guys! Let's make it 3-1.(Grinning face emoticon). #ENGvIND".
Termingthe victory as "spectacular", BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in histweet, "If Lord's was special, today's win at The Oval is spectacular.#TeamIndia thrives on challenges and loves to overcome them. Congratulations tothe entire group for an incredible performance. @Jaspritbumrah93's journey to100 Test wickets has been phenomenal #ENGvIND".
FormerIndia middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh praised the bowlers for making the winpossible. "Great win boys ! Amazing stuff (Flag of India) bowlers havedone it again !! Congratulations to @Jaspritbumrah93 on fastest 100 testwickets #gamechanger great to see @y_umesh coming back with a bang! Aur@imShard aapki batting ke to kya kehney (what to say about your batting,Shardul). (Clapping hands sign) #INDvENG".
FormerIndia wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik saw the beauty of Test cricket in India'sphenomenal win "The beauty of Test cricket. Team INDIA reaching newheights every series Flag of India. That's it, that's the tweet," he said.
Forex-India pacer Venkatesh Prasad, Shardul Thakur, and Rohit Sharma were thestandout performers. said Prasad, "What an incredible comeback by Indiaafter the first day. Shardul Thakur and Rohit Sharma were the standoutperformers and the bowlers were terrific especially in the second innings. Awin to remember #ENGvIND".
ShikharDhawan hailed the team, "Congratulations to this amazing team (Flag ofIndia, Clapping hands sign) So proud of you boys (Smiling face emoticon withsmiling eyes)".
SureshRaina said: "So proud of the boys for playing exceptionally well.Congratulations Team India Flag of IndiaMany more to come #INDvENG (Raisinghands emoticon)".