On Thursday (August 5), Indian men’s team defeated Germany 5-4 in the bronze mꦗedal match at Tokyo Olympics 2020🐼 and ended their 41-year-long wait for an Olympic medal in hockey.
The last time India had won a medal in hockey was during the 1980 Olympics Games in Moscow where they clinch🉐ed the gold.
India may add another medal in hockey with the women’s team playing a bronze medal match on Friday against Great Britain.
The former and current cricketers were overjoyed by India men’s record win at the Olympics. The likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sachin Tendulkar, Kuldeep Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina and many more praised the team.
Here’s how the Indian cricket fraternity reacted:
Chak De Fattey ! Burraaah
A landmark day for
After being down 3-1, INDIA f🐽ights back to win the bronze medal match 5-3, a first Olympic medal in after 40 years. Mazaa aa gaya— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Congratulations to each & every member of the hockey continཧgent on winning the for India!
A fantastic hard fought ✤win…The penalty corner save by Sreejesh in the dying moments of the game was amazing.👏🏻
Entire 🇮🇳 is immensely proud!
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
Forget 1983, 2007 or 2011, this medal in Hockey is bigger than any Worlꦜd Cup! 🇮🇳
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir)
The 16 who scripted history:
Manpreet, Sreejesh, Harmanpreet, Rupinder, Surender, Amit, Birendra, Hardik, Vivek, Nilakanta, Sumit, Shamsher, Dilpreet, Gurjant, Lalit, Mandeep.
Remember them, cherish them,
tell your children about them. Let 🦄them inspire a generation🇮🇳— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Inspirational win by Congratu♚lations 🎉 for India
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074)
41 years was a long wait . 🥉
Well done boys and Team . You’ve been stunning on the field .
We are all so proud of you .
Jai Hind 🇮🇳— Harmanpreet Kaur (@ImHarmanpreet)
Heartiest Congratulations to the Indian Men’s hockey team! We are super proud of your efforts & this victory will 💛forever be cherised! 🙌
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
Congratulations to each player…from being down 3-1 to winning it 5-4…you guys held ur nerves…something to remember for a long time…🥉
— Harleen Kaur Deol (@imharleenDeol)
Terrific achievement and one for the history books! What a wo🦩nderful team! Congratulations boys 🇮🇳👏
— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15)
Congratulat🔯ions to our men’s hockey team! The🌞 wait is finally over.
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
Congratulations Team india 🏑🇮🇳 proud moment ♔💪🏽
— Khaleel Ahmed 🇮🇳 (@imK_Ahmed13)
Congratulations 🇮🇳 . Bronze in Hockey after 41 yrs . ♋What a game. Proud of Indian Hockey.
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Magnificent performance by our men's hockey team to win the bronze medal in Tokyo 🥉 You have been terrific. Congratulations 👏👏
— Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18)
What a moment for Indian sport!
India's first Olympic hockey medal since 1980.
Congratulations to Indian Men's Hockey Team on winning the bronze 🥉.
Historic and a very proud moment for all of us!— DK (@DineshKarthik)
Four decades..that is the wait India has had to win a Olympic medal in . Just makes realise the sweetness of this victory.
Our boy's have done it. Should be a Watershed moment for the next gen.— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad)
What a great morning!! Superb win!!
Breaking the st✨reak after 41 years, that’s a marvellous moment!! We are proud of you, congratulati🦩ons boys!!👏👏👏
Jai Hind!!🇮🇳
— Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant)
Well done to the men's hockey team on clinching the 🥉 in Tokyo. A fantastic performance, you have made the whole nation proud. 🇮🇳🏑
— Shubman Gill (@ShubmanGill)
