MUMBAI: On Sunday night, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan roared and cheered as India’s under-19 women’s team defeated England to lift the inaugural World Cup.
Bachchan wrote on Instagram:
T 4542 – Champions of India!! Women’s U-19 World Cup Champions of Cricket.. Beating the British Hands..
India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/hI71tDDXtA— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) January 29, 2023
Kajol posted on Twitter: World Champion #U19T20WorldCup goes #WomenInBlue. You made us proud!”
Actress Ananya Pandey tweeted: The whole team worked hard. ”
Actor Farhan Akhtar said:
A brilliant show by New Ball’s performance was followed by a gentle run chase as India defeated England in the final to clinch the first ICC U19 World Cup title on Sunday.
India took seven wickets and won by six overs to spare.