The Indian cricket team, who are currently touring Ireland for a three-match T20I series, erupted in joy at Dublin as India's spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the moon.
The BCCI shared a video on Twitter where the Indian team can be seen watching Chandrayaan-3's landing on the moon live. As soon as history was made the cricketers cheered and applauded the achievement in great joy.
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🎥 Witnessing History from Dublin! 🙌
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 23, 2023
The moment India's Vikram Lander touched down successfully on the Moon's South Pole 🚀#Chandrayaan3 | @isro | #TeamIndia https://t.co/uIA29Yls51 pic.twitter.com/OxgR1uK5uN
Congratulatory messages poured from all quarters including stars like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli who have not travelled with the team for the Ireland series.
Former cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag also celebrated the historic success of the nation.
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Indian cricketers celebrate Chandrayaan-3's successful landing on the moon
Many congratulations to the #Chandrayaan3 team. You have made the nation proud 🇮🇳
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 23, 2023
Jai Hind!
🇮🇳 - The 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to reach the lunar south pole.
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) August 23, 2023
That's got a nice ring to it 👏
A proud moment for each one of us & a big congratulations to @isro for all their efforts.
विजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्यारा, झंडा ऊँचा रहे हमारा
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 23, 2023
@ISRO represents the best of India. Humble, hardworking women & men, coming together, overcoming challenges, and making our tricolour fly high.
India must celebrate and congratulate the Chandrayaan-2 team, which was led by Shri K… pic.twitter.com/WpQn14F1Mh
Yaaaaayyy , We have done it.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 23, 2023
Soft landing on the Moon.#Chandrayaan3 .
Congratulations @isro and all those who dedicated themselves to this historic mission.
We are on the Moon 🌙 pic.twitter.com/VZLLgeSLEk
Hats off to the exceptional team at @isro. Your perseverance and brilliance make our nation proud. Jai Hind. 🇮🇳🚀
— K L Rahul (@klrahul) August 23, 2023
We have created History.
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) August 23, 2023
Congratulations @isro for giving joy to all of us. It is truly a great moment.
Bharat Mata ki Jai #Chandrayaan3 pic.twitter.com/zulZZif6Y1
Well done India! 🇮🇳🇮🇳 #ISRO #Chandrayaan3
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) August 23, 2023
A landmark day in our country's history! Congratulations to everyone involved in the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 🇮🇳 So proud 👏
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) August 23, 2023
Ziva 🤣❤️ pic.twitter.com/y4LfWAFpHg
— 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐌𝐒𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐧™ (@Itzshreyas07) August 23, 2023
Historic! We are now on the moon! 🛰️
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) August 23, 2023
Congratulations to my fellow Indians on the successful landing of Chandryaan-3! So proud of our nation and its continuous progress and success. 🇮🇳
We will keep going 💪
𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘 🇮🇳#OneFamily #Chandrayaan_3 #Ch3 #Chandrayaan3 #VikramLander pic.twitter.com/kU9InzTlD4
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) August 23, 2023
Shot for the s̶t̶a̶r̶s̶ Moon and made us proud. Congratulations @isro! 👏🇮🇳
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) August 23, 2023
PS: thanks for locating all the cricket balls that Rinku Singh smashed for 6s! 😅#Chandrayaan3 #Chandrayaan3Landing pic.twitter.com/Xnfn65Bp5G
Whistles to the moon and back! 🇮🇳🌖#Chandrayaan3 #WhistlePodu 🦁💛 @isro pic.twitter.com/POwa8wb3PB
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) August 23, 2023
The launch and landing that made every Indian proud! 🥹🇮🇳#Chandrayaan3 #PlayBold pic.twitter.com/tqV6bMSIBN
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) August 23, 2023
🇮🇳 did it! pic.twitter.com/k7pjqxrUhK
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) August 23, 2023
What next for the Indian cricket team?
Indian cricket team face Ireland in the third and final T20I match on Wednesday after which they will travel to Sri Lanka and play their Asia Cup 2023 opener against rivals Pakistan.
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