Indian team celebrates series win against Australia: The Indian cricket team was seen receiving a warm welcome in their hotel.
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The 2-1 series victory has come as a great respite for the Indian cricketers for it is the first time that they have won a Test series in Australia. The fact that no Asian team has ever won a Test series in Australia speaks about how daunting the task is.
It has taken India 72 years to register a series win in Australia. Therefore, the celebrations are bound to happen. Talking about the same during the post-match presentation ceremony, India captain Virat Kohli had hinted regarding celebrations ‘running long’.
“We all deserve to enjoy. The celebrations, I assure you, will run long. The boys are physically and mentally drained, and we have no more alarm clocks in the morning,” Kohli had said about celebrating after India achieved the milestone under him.
Minutes after Kohli said this, the Indian players started their celebrations on the ground itself. What followed was both an intriguing and amusing dance form. The players were seen performing the ‘Pujara Dance‘, which originated from India wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant.
Upon reaching the team hotel, India received a warm welcome by members of the Bharat Army, India’s official fan group. The nearly three-minute long video saw the Indian players dancing on evergreen Hindi songs such ‘Yeh Mera Dil Pyaar Ka Deewana’, ‘Mere Desh Ki Dharti’ and others.
The sight of Kohli doing the Naagin Dance in the video is expected to go viral on the social media. Watch the full video below:
Series victory, Indian team dancing to “mere desh ki darti”, nagin 🐍 dance, making Pujara dance ✅💉
(📹 via Whatsapp) pic.twitter.com/PO3f4SrgJD
— Vinay (@SemperFiUtd) January 7, 2019
Read some of the latest Twitter reactions on India’s victory below:
Incredibly privileged to be a part of a historic win with this fantastic team. Thank you for instilling all the faith in me. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/oiQW2AGHDH
— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) January 7, 2019
A Test series triumph a year in the making, writes @ARamseyCricket #AUSvIND https://t.co/zlDvURGs15
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 7, 2019
Congratulations #TeamIndia for this memorable win. Every cricket lover in India will be very proud of this one and a special effort by every member in the Team to ensure this result. pic.twitter.com/GLUaQgLt4S
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 7, 2019
A historic cricketing accomplishment in Australia!
Congratulations to the Indian Cricket Team for the hard-fought and richly deserved series victory.
The series witnessed some memorable performances and solid teamwork.
Best wishes for the various games ahead.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 7, 2019