Cricket fever has caught the entire nation and from celebs, politicians to common men, everyone is rooting for the Men In Blue. The ICC World Cup 2019 has started on May 30 and India is playing their first match today against South Africa at Rose Gardens Cricket Stadium in Southampton. PM Narendra Modi took to his Twitter handle to wish team India. He tweeted, “As #TeamIndia begins it’s #CWC19 journey today, best wishes to the entire Team. May this tournament witness good cricket and celebrate the spirit of sportsmanship.” He further wrote, “खेल भी जीतो और दिल भी !”
Here’s the tweet.
The match has started at 3 pm and South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets of Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock.
Virat is leading the team as a captain in the World Cup for the first time and he is quite confident about his boys. As reported by Zee News, Virat said, “It is an advantage in terms of understanding how the games have gone, what the conditions offer and what is the pace of play. From that point of view, we have a lot to absorb. We have a lot of positives that we can take out of starting after everyone else.”
India is yet to bat and we want them to win their first match and prepare hard for the rest. The next match of India is on June 9 against Australia.