On Thursday (August 5), Indian men’s team defeated Germany 5-4 in the bronze med𓆉al match at Tokyo Olympics 2020 and ended their 41-year-long wait for an Olympic medal in hockey.
The last time Indꦦia had won a medal in hockey was during the 1980 Olympics Games in Moscow where they clinched 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 fights back to win 𝔍the 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 𒀰contingent oﷺn winning the for India!
A fantastic hard fought w♍in…The pe😼nalty 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 bigge🔜r than any Worlꦦd 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,
t🎉ell your children about them. Let them inspire a generation🇮🇳— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Inspiration♔al win by Congratulations 🎉 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 oꦆne for the history books! What a wonderful team! Congratulations boys 🇮🇳👏
— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15)
Congratulations to our men’s hockey team! The wait is f🍸inally over.
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
Congratulations𝓰 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 streak afte❀r 41 years, that’s a marvellous moment!! We are proud of you, congratulations 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)
