India is celebrating its 72nd Republic Day as the whole nation is coloured in the patriotic wave on Tueday. India became a Republic on January 26, 1950 and it completes 71 years, when India's constitution came into being. Some of India's former and current great cricketers wished the nation on the great day.
The legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar wished Happy Republic Day and hoped for the great priciples on which the country stands to be their guding light. Taking to Twitter Sachin wrote, "Wishing all of us a very happy #RepublicDay! May the timeless principles on which our great nation stands be our ever guiding light."
Wishing all of us a very happy #RepublicDay May the timeless principles on which our great nation stands be our ever guiding light.
सभी को गणतंत्र दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। उम्मीद करता हूं जिन महान सिद्धांतों पर हमारे देश की नींव रखी गई है, वे हमें हमेशा प्रेरित करते रहें।
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 26, 2021
The current Indian skipper Virat Kohli also took to Twitter saying, "The future depends on what we do today. Let's be the strength of our nation and help it reach greater heights. Wishing everyone a Happy Republic Day. Jai Hind."
The future depends on what we do today. Let's be the strength of our nation and help it reach greater heights. Wishing everyone a Happy Republic Day. Jai Hind.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 26, 2021
Former explosive opener, Virender Sehwag too wished for more prosperity in the country and requested everyone to not throw their flags at the end of the day.
"May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, more prosperous than our own Bharat. Earnest request to not throw away the flags after celebration. #HappyRepublicDay2021 Jai Hind."
May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, more prosperous than our own Bharat.
Earnest request to not throw away the flags after celebration. #HappyRepublicDay2021 Jai Hind pic.twitter.com/R7o3VDTlE4
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 26, 2021
Former Indian all-rounder and current Indian coach Ravi Shastri too paid his respects to the pillars of the Indian constitution, as he wrote, "Justice, Equality and Liberty...Saluting the pillars of our great Indian Constitution. May our Tricolour always fly high. Happy Republic Day! #HappyRepublicDay2021."
Justice, Equality and Liberty...Saluting the pillars of our great Indian Constitution. May our Tricolour always fly high. Happy Republic Day! #HappyRepublicDay2021 pic.twitter.com/mA6PYleJ5C
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) January 26, 2021
Apart from those, current Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, former cricketers Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Wasim Jaffer and Suresh Raina, too wished the nation their best on the Republic Day, in their own special ways.
Here are the reactions:
Wishing everyone a very Happy Republic Day pic.twitter.com/ncsFrN66tG
— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) January 26, 2021
Happy Republic Day to all of us!! pic.twitter.com/ANF56TkFu4
— Ashwin (@ashwinravi99) January 26, 2021
Representing our diverse & unified country has been the greatest honour of my life.
No matter where I've been, seeing our tricolour flying has always sparked an unimaginable sense of pride in my heart.
May we all continue to take India to greater heights #HappyRepublicDay pic.twitter.com/HeEsmgFxuI
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) January 26, 2021
आन देश की शान देश की, देश की हम संतान हैं। तीन रंगों से रंगा तिरंगा, अपनी ये पहचान हैं। हम उस देश के फूल हैं यारो, जिस देश का नाम हिंदुस्तान है। देश भक्तों के बलिदान से स्वतंत्र हुए हैं हम, कोई पूछे कौन हो तो गर्व से कहेंगे भारतीय हैं हम। #गणतंत्र दिवस की शुभकामनाएँ
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) January 26, 2021
On the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, saluting every Indian who has strived to make our nation even better. Let us all be each other’s strength in these trying times #HappyRepublicDay2021 Love & light forever #JaiHind
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) January 26, 2021
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) January 26, 2021