India is celebrating its 79th Independence Day in 2025, marking a journey since 1947 full of courage, sacrifice, and unity. The struggle for freedom resembled a tough cricket match, with individuals playing different roles—every effort being crucial to the nation’s victory. From leaders on the frontlines to those quietly working behind the scenes, every contribution shaped India’s independence.
Cricket Fraternity Joins the Nation in Independence Day Celebration
As the tricolour rises across the country, members of the Indian cricket team took to social media to share patriotic messages and wishes with fans.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted on its official X handle:
“𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔, 𝑱𝒂𝒊 𝑯𝒊𝒏𝒅.”
Legendary and current players also shared their thoughts. Gautam Gambhir wrote:
“𝑴𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚, 𝒎𝒚 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆! 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏. 𝑾𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒚!”
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli posted:
“𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚. 𝑳𝒆𝒕’𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒚!”
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Honouring Sacrifice and Unity
Independence Day is a reminder of the sacrifices made by countless individuals who fought for India’s freedom. Today, the heartfelt wishes from the cricket fraternity reflect the pride and patriotism that unite the nation.
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