Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian cricketers cheer for national athletes through video messages
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian cricketers cheer for national athletes through video messages
Tokyo Olympics are set to begin on 23 July, and many current and former Indian cricketers have taken to social media to pass on their best wishes to the participants of the 2020 Games.
Several top Indian athletes including Mary Kom, PV Sindhu and Sania Mirza have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. Indian cricketers are encouraging the athletes to give their best in the competition.
Here are some of the tweets wishing the best to the Indian athletes:
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a tweet wherein legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar gave his best wishes to participants of Tokyo Olympics 2020. He said that all of us have faced challenges, including our athletes. Sachin added that they are getting geared up to give their best performance. “Let’s cheer for India,” he said.
The legendary @sachin_rt is cheering for our Indian athletes at @Tokyo2020 ???? ????
Let's join him & #Cheer4India ???????? ???? ????@IndiaSports | @Media_SAI | @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/6Rc0N0bVlq
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 19, 2021
Captain of the Indian women’s cricket team Mithali Raj asked viewers to watch Indian athletes in the Tokyo Olympics and asked them to cheer for them.
#TeamIndia's Test & WODI captain @M_Raj03 shows her support for our athletes at @Tokyo2020. ???? ????
Let us all come together & #Cheer4India ???????? ????@IndiaSports | @Media_SAI | @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/d8aiyAf0pT
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 18, 2021
Cricketer Krunal Pandya also featured in one of the videos of BCCI and said that we should encourage our athletes from wherever we are, even if we cannot be in the stadium.
.@krunalpandya24 is cheering for our athletes at @Tokyo2020. ???? ????
Let's join him & #Cheer4India ???????? ???? ????@IndiaSports | @Media_SAI | @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/CMYdAdWTsr
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 22, 2021
Jemimah Rodrigues said that Olympics is the biggest sporting event in the world and that the Indian team is ready to rock at the Tokyo Olympics.
.@JemiRodrigues shows her support for our athletes at @Tokyo2020. ???? ????
Let us all come together & #Cheer4India ???????? ???? ????@IndiaSports | @Media_SAI | @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/RtSgxTZwC6
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 21, 2021
A video message by cricketer R Ashwin was also shared by the BCCI. He said that the stage for the Tokyo Olympics is set and urged people to cheer for India.
The ace #TeamIndia off-spinner @ashwinravi99 is cheering for our athletes at @Tokyo2020. ???? ????
Let's join him & #Cheer4India ???????? ???? ????@IndiaSports | @Media_SAI | @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/ehJpiEYwBx
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 20, 2021
Cricketer Jhulan Goswami said that something special will happen in the Olympics 2020 when 130 crore Indians will show faith. “C’mon India, let’s cheer for India,” she said.
.@JhulanG10 shows her support for our athletes at @Tokyo2020. ????????
Let us all come together & #Cheer4India ???????? ???? ????@IndiaSports | @Media_SAI | @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/FoqxaWXrU5
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 19, 2021