Bollywood started buzzing with excitement as superstars celebrated the grit and heroics of the Wmoen in Blue after their first-ever ICC World Cup victory. Shafali Verma anchored the Indian team’s triumph against South Africa and took home the player of the match award for her prowess. With an all-round performance, the 21-year-old smashed 87 off 78 balls and secured 2 wickets in 7 overs.
Another star of the night, Deepti Sharma showed great skills and took 5 wickets in the deciding match to give India victory. Let’s see Bollywood’s reaction to the win.
Celebrity reaction to World Cup win
Abhishek Bachchan praised the champions and said, “COME ON INDIAAAAA!!! World champions. Well done ladies.”
Ajay Devgn also joined in the celebration, writing on X, “A night we’ll never forget. Thank you champs. This team showed the world what true grit and belief can do!”
Riteish Deshmukh posted a video clip of moments from the historic win and shared a heartfelt note, “हमारी चोरियान, चोमों से उॉ़ क्या ?
Legendary actor Anil Kapoor celebrated Team India’s victory and said, “From dream to dominance, our women simply owned the world! 🔥 What a statement, what a legacy in the making!”
Mollywood actor Mammootty also celebrated India’s triumph. Appreciating the heroics of the Indian team, he said, “Congratulations to our incredible women’s #TeamIndia! You have made history and filled the nation with pride. This triumph is more than a win, it is a story of spirit, resilience and faith. Proud of you champions.”
Director-producer and veteran actor Anupam Kher declared in Hindi, “Jeet….Jeet…Jeet…Victory for India!! Bharat Mata ki Jai! Vande Mataram! (jiit…..jiit…. jiit… bhaart kii jiit!! bhaart maataa kii jaye! Vande Mataram!”)
Even lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar joined the chorus as he congratulated the world champions. He wrote: “Congratulations and thank you to our cricket team. You girls have made us all so proud.”
Actor Randeep Hooda wrote: “🇮🇳 HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE! TEAM INDIA IS FIRST EVER ICC WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONS! 🏆FROM HEART BRAKING TO HEROISM, THIS GOLDEN GENERATION DID IT 🥳 TODAY! 🇮🇳🙌.”
