India made history on August 23 as it successfully landed an aircraft on the southern pole of the moon and became the first-ever country to achieve the feat globally. The landmark accomplishment by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was met with joy and immense pride from citizens nationwide. The momentous occasion was celebrated by millions, including the Indian cricket team, who watched the landing live on television during their Ireland tour.

Cricket fraternity extends best wishes to ISRO

The historic feat was followed by a wave of congratulatory messages on the internet. Prominent cricket figures such as Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma joined many in conveying their best wishes to ISRO for its unprecedented success.

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Mumbai Indians draw parallels between Team India’s World Cup campaign and Chandrayaan-3

Among all, the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise of Indian Premier League (IPL) also took to Twitter to express their elation over the achievement by sharing an image that drew a comparison between ISRO’s perseverance after the 2019 Chandrayaan 2 setback and Team India’s 2019 World Cup journey, indicating Team India’s hopeful comeback in the 2023 World Cup.

It is worth mentioning that India were eliminated from the ODI World Cup 2019 in the semi-final of the event after suffering a defeat at the hand of New Zealand.

๐—•๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ#OneFamily #Chandrayaan_3 #Ch3 #Chandrayaan3 #VikramLander pic.twitter.com/kU9InzTlD4

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) August 23, 2023

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Mumbai Indians’ viral post stirs up discussions across social media

Although the creative analogy by MI aimed to evoke a sense of resilience by drawing parallels between two distinct yet inspiring narratives, the post sparked a debate among netizens and left the fans divided.

While some embraced the comparison as a symbol of India’s indomitable spirit and the upcoming World Cup’s potential success, others were not as enthused. Critics argued that juxtaposing a scientific milestone with a sports event seemed inappropriate and might undermine the dedicated efforts of India’s scientists.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

Not included ICT pic included only Rohit's pic . Most shameless franchise

— ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ฒ๐š๐ฌ๐Œ๐’๐ƒ๐ข๐š๐งโ„?(@Itzshreyas07) August 23, 2023

Have some level man , ISRO's achievement are incomparable . Don't want to spoil my mood right now on this joyous occasion . http://t.co/9LLGMCk3ll

— Rajneesh Singh (@CFC_Palmer2O) August 23, 2023

Yet another day and this admin and found a way to demean such huge achievement of India by comparing it to Rohit Sharma. Reason they aren't official page of MI but PR of Rohit.

— Pari (@BluntIndianGal) August 23, 2023

Now it's ICT's turn, win it guys ๐Ÿคžโค๏ธ pic.twitter.com/BQeu65SBhz

— . (@IshRo45) August 23, 2023

Unreal Disrespect of our scientists

— Tanzee ๐Ÿฅ€ (@Tanzeel_sp) August 24, 2023

We are coming โค๏ธ pic.twitter.com/DVDm3cHYIE

— Manojkumar๎จ€ (@Manojkumar_099) August 23, 2023

http://twitter.com/Iconic_Rohit/status/1694333998292762831

http://twitter.com/Iconic_Rohit/status/1694333998292762831

This tweet is utter disrespect to ISRO. How can someone go to such low instead of celebrating chandrayaan mission they are trying to somehow attach this to their franchise captain.
Its not Rohit who is going to play wc, Its team India who will play wc. So stop this clownery. http://t.co/7GWzIgASz9

— Saurav (@Saurav_viratian) August 23, 2023

http://twitter.com/ydvabhishek31/status/1694333688769823199

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Aiming to take “a billion dreams” to the moon, India has successfully launched its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2. The launch was done from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh at 2.43 pm IST on Monday (July 22).

The prime objective of the mission is to map the location and abundance of lunar water. Chandrayaan-2 was launched using the 640-tonne rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III).

Shortly after the spacecraft was successfully launched, Indian cricket fraternity took to social media to congratulate the Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO). The likes of Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar and Suresh Raina shared their felicitations over their respective Twitter handles.

Another historic and proud moment for the nation as the #Chandrayaan 2 is launched ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป Jai Hind ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ#ISRO #IndiaMoonMission

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 22, 2019

Many congratulations to Team #Chandrayaan2 @isro for the successful and seamless launch ! pic.twitter.com/LINKS5ZHUk

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 22, 2019

I always looked up at the moon as a child, wondering what secrets it's hiding. The successful launch of #Chandrayaan2 will shed some light on these secrets, & motivate the next gen to help India's space exploration programme. I congratulate everyone at @ISRO for this success. pic.twitter.com/xy6aGt0xi3

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) July 22, 2019

I congratulate Team @isro on achieving yet another milestone with the launch of #Chandrayaan2!

Hope this paves the way for many more ambitious and successful missions in the future. Jai Hind ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ! pic.twitter.com/io919I1YrS

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 22, 2019

This is HISTORIC! Propelling a billion dreams into the sky. What a proud moment for ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ #Chandrayaan2

— Suresh Raina๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ (@ImRaina) July 22, 2019

Exemplary ! Many congratulations to @isro on the successful launch of #Chandrayaan2 . pic.twitter.com/9b7RzQYOkl

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) July 22, 2019

Indeed a historic moment for India. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Congratulations to all the members of @isro for successfully launching #Chandrayaan2

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) July 22, 2019

Congrats to team @isro on the successful launch of #Chandrayaan2.
A historic and a proud moment for us. #JaiHind ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

— Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18) July 22, 2019

Some countries have moon on their flags
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ท

While some countries having their flags on moon
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ#Chandrayaan2theMoon

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) July 22, 2019

Congratulations team @ISRO, this is a very proud and historical moment for India! #Chandrayaan2

— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) July 22, 2019

This is literally โ€œShooting for the moonโ€๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ?br />Congratulations @Isro for the historic achievement.
Another proud moment for the nation.#Chandrayaan-2#ISRO

— IamKedar (@JadhavKedar) July 22, 2019

Congratulations to @isro on successful launch of #Chandrayaan2. Salute to all the scientists whose efforts have made this possible. Bravo guys!
You have made the nation proud.

— Vinod Kambli (@vinodkambli349) July 22, 2019

Congratulations on the launch. Pray the mission is as successful. Southern half of the moon could have the answers for both past n future n #Chandrayaan2 could be the game changer http://t.co/CYxfJ0JHfv

— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) July 22, 2019

Yet another wonderful achievement by @isro, they constantly make sure of taking the nation forward in their field and making us proud time and again! #Chandrayan2 pic.twitter.com/GFLcnQiBe7

— R P Singh เคฐเฅเคฆเฅเค?เคชเฅเคฐเคคเคพเคช เคธเคฟเค‚เคน (@rpsingh) July 22, 2019

What a beautiful sight. Proud moment for the nation on the launch of #Chandrayaan2 @isro pic.twitter.com/8dCRwJSiSm

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 22, 2019

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