Mumbai July 24 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar say they are "proud" of the Indian women s cricket team for their good game at the ICC Women s World Cup final at Lord s in London.
Though India lost by nine runs after looking good for major part of their 229-run chase celebrities have shown their love support and admiration for the team.
Here s what they tweeted:
Amitabh Bachchan: Until you lose you shall never know the joy of victory! Well played ladies. Bhartiya Nari Zindabad!
Shah Rukh Khan: I wish I was there to give the lovely ladies a hug. Be proud girls. We have achieved greatness today. BCCI women you ve made all Indians proud.
Akshay Kumar: Even broken hearts can laugh! These women have started a revolution and I couldn t be more proud.
Priyanka Chopra: Well played women in blue. It s been an incredible journey and you will always be an inspiration for girls across India.
Shahid Kapoor: This team has woken us all up to women s cricket in India. Great game girls. Almost had it. Proud.
Shraddha Kapoor: It s okay team India. You girls made it to the finals! That in itself is such a proud moment. Womens World Cup 2017. Girl power all the way.
--IANS
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