ENG vs IND, 4th Test: PM Modi, Ganguly, Tendulkar Take To Twitter To Hail Team India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former India stars took to Twitter on Monday night to congratulate and praise the Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team for beating England by 157 runs in the fourth Test at The Oval and taking a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

India bowled out England, chasing 368 for victory, for 210 in their second innings on the fifth and final day to win the Test.

PM Modi termed it a great day for India both on the vaccination front and cricket field. Said Modi: "Great day (again) on the vaccination front and on the cricket pitch. As always, #TeamIndia wins!" India has on Monday vaccinated one crore people.

Former India players hailed the team for consistently making comebacks.

Said former India opener Virender Sehwag: "Comeback karke consistently jeetne waale ko #TeamIndia kehte hain (One that makes comebacks consistently to win matches is called Team India). So proud of this Team #ENGvIND."

BCCI president and former captain Sourav Ganguly said, Indian cricket is far ahead of the rest in terms of the its power to absorb pressure. He tweeted, "Great show ..The skill is the difference but the biggest difference is the absorbing power of pressure..Indian cricket is far ahead than the rest @BCCI".

India cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar said the team "kept bouncing back after every setback" and asked the boys to make it 3-1 now.

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