Published 15:46 IST, February 26th 2021
As Ind beats Eng, celebs proud & surprised; Atul Kasbekar says 'cricket not the winner'
As India beat England, celebs of Bollywood were proud & poked fun at the situations. Atul Kasbekar, however, said cricket was 'not the winner'.
- SportFit
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The third Test between India and England ending in just two days left the celebrities of the film industry pleasantly surprised as they expressed their pride. The stars hailed the spin duo Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin, who wreaked havoc in the English batting line-up. Even the pitch that yielded over 17 wickets on day 2 became a topic of discussion.
Celebrities on India’s win against England
Actor Anupam Kher expressed his pride by writing that the 'real power was in the heart of an Indian', and used his much-used 'Jai Ho' slogan.
Photographer-producer Atul Kasbekar stated that a Test match ending in 2 days meant that 'cricket was not the winner', also highlighting similar results on seaming conditions abroad. He also quipped over the need to play a pacer in the turning surfaces.
Actor Aftab Shivdasani was surprised when the match seemed set for a finish on Day 3, before being completed on Day 2. He also congratulated Ashwin for getting into the 400-wicket club with his ‘stupendous performance’.
Ashwin was hailed by actor Meiyang Chang for his milestone and that he’d have piled misery on England irrespective of the turning pitch.
Screenwriter Aniruddha Guha quipped over the decision fof England to play a lone spinner, Jack Leach on a spinning track.
India go 2-1 up
India went 2-1 in the Test series, courtesy the victory at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Axar won the Man of the Match for his 11 wickets in the match, while Ashwin took seven wickets as England were dismissed for 112 and 81. Rohit Sharma’s innings of 66 and 25* were the other highlights that helped India in getting a 33-run first innings lead and a comfortable chase of the target of 49.
Updated 15:46 IST, February 26th 2021