Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag react as India Legends wins Road Safety World Final- Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends on Sunday emerged victorious in the Road Safety World Series final by defeating Sri Lanka legends by 14 runs. Yuvraj Singh and Yusuf Pathan put on a sensational show smashing 60s while the latter also returned with 2 wickets.
A repeat of the World Cup 2011 final versus Sri Lanka which the Men in Blue won under MS Dhoni, this win came under the captaincy of Sachin Tendulkar. Yuvraj got an entertaining 60 off 41 balls with four boundaries and as many sixes while Yusuf remained unbeaten on 62 in 36 balls with four hits to the ropes and five sixes.
Other than the two big men, captain Tendulkar got a classy 30 which included five boundaries. Sanath Jayasuriya scored the highest 43 while captain Tillakaratne Dilshan failed to click this time, scoring just 21.
Following the win, India Legends skipper was ‘over the moon’. Taking to Twitter, Tendulkar wrote, “WOW ECSTATIC… Over the Moon! Well played #TeamIndia! #RoadSafetyWorldSeries.”
WOW 🤩 …. ECSTATIC… Over the Moon!
Well played #TeamIndia! 🎉🏏#RoadSafetyWorldSeries pic.twitter.com/PIWF2ONQv0
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 21, 2021
Yusuf Pathan stated, “What a game of cricket! Thrilled to be part of the champion team. This victory will be remembered for a long time. A great effort from each and every teammate. Thank you for your wishes throughout the game. #RoadSafetyWorldSeries
What a game of cricket! Thrilled to be a part of the champion team. This victory will be remembered for a long time. A great effort from each and every teammate. Thank you for your wishes throughout the game. #RoadSafetyWorldSeries pic.twitter.com/46K4ksiCN3
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) March 21, 2021
“Even after so many years, nothing compares to that winning feeling!” said Mohammad Kaif on Twitter.
Even after so many years, nothing compares to that winning feeling! #champions #teamwork #roadsafetyworldseries pic.twitter.com/PTXCpLMpDC
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) March 21, 2021
“Was fun to play the #RoadSafetyWorldSeries2021 and to spend time in the park with friends and winning the tournament was an icing on the cake. Memorable few weeks.” Virender Sehwag wrote.
Was fun to play the #RoadSafetyWorldSeries2021 and to spend time in the park with friends and winning the tournament was an icing on the cake. Memorable few weeks. #INDLvSLL pic.twitter.com/d4C72QBw0J
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) March 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/virendersehwag/status/1373701316451524613
Yuvraj Singh-“ Well done youngsters !!! congratulations #indian legends”
Well done youngsters !!! 🤪🤪🤪 congratulations #indian legends @sachin_rt @virendersehwag @MohammadKaif @munafpa99881129 @imMsgony @IrfanPathan @iamyusufpathan 👊🏽👊🏽🏆 pic.twitter.com/ZTFX8MlfMh
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) March 21, 2021
S.Badrinath – “Was fun to be on the park again #RoadSafetyWorldSeries2021 #Champions”
https://twitter.com/s_badrinath/status/1373713899015401472
Irfan Pathan – “Ye team Hai apni #india”
https://twitter.com/IrfanPathan/status/1373764706758922240
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