Cricket legends from across the world on Sunday congratulated the England cricket team for winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 title. Left-arm seamer Sam Curran and leg-spinner Adil Rashid bowled brilliant spells to restrict Pakistan to 137/8 before an unbeaten half-century from Ben Stokes saw England crowned T20 World Cup winners in front of 80,462 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. As won by five wickets. Former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh said in his tweet, ‘Congratulations to the in-laws!!’
With this, the England team won the T20 crown for the second time in history. As soon as the Jos Buttler-led side became the white-ball champions, wishes started pouring in on social media. Sri Lankan great Sanath Jayasuriya tweeted, ‘Congratulations to England for playing a strong entertaining brand of cricket. Well played for never giving up.
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar hailed England’s win as a great achievement and highlighted the unfortunate timing of Shaheen Afridi’s injury in Sunday’s match as a crucial moment. Tendulkar said in a tweet, ‘Congratulations to England on winning your second T20 World Cup. Great achievement. It was a close match and it would have been more interesting had Afridi not been injured. This World Cup has been a rollercoaster ride in the truest sense.
Former India captain Virat Kohli took to Instagram to congratulate England for winning the 2022 T20 World Cup. Kohli wrote with the picture, ‘Congratulations England, you deserved to win.’ Meanwhile, former England captain Michael Vaughan heaped praise on Ben Stokes, saying the all-rounder knows how to win the big moments.
Former West Indies cricketer and well-known commentator Ian Raphael Bishop feels that England really deserved to win. AB de Villiers tweeted, ‘Great England! Undoubtedly the best team in the tournament. Another Indian legend – VVS Laxman called the final a great match. Laxman tweeted, ‘Great final in front of over 80,000 fans at the MCG. Congratulations to England on their thrilling title win and Pakistan for putting up a great fight.
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