Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and more congratulate Indian cricket team on Gabba win

Bollywood actors including Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta took to their social media accounts to hail the Indian cricket team led by Ajinkya Rahane after their historic win at The Gabba — they’re the first team to beat Australia at the stadium in more than 32 years. It was a case of reflected pride for these Bollywood stars who are avid cricket fans. Here’s a roundup of the jubilant reactions by top stars from India...

Shah Rukh Khan: The Bollywood superstar will rest easy now. He tweeted: “What an absolutely marvelous victory for our team!!! Stayed up all night to watch it unfold ball by ball. Now will sleep peacefully for a bit and saviour this historic moment. Love to all our boys and greatly admire their resilience to power us through to this win. Chak De India!”

Preity Zinta: The ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’ actor hailed the Indian team as the world’s best on the test match’s front. She tweeted: “OMG!!! What a win! #Gabba has been breached & conquered with it #TeamIndia moves to the No1spot in the World Test ranking. What grit, determination & strength of character shown by the boys in Blue.”

Ranveer Singh: The actor, who will play former Indian captain Kapil Dev in sports biopic ‘83’, claims that the boys in blue have created sporting history. He tweeted: “Historic win!!! What an effort!!! So proud!!!”

Randeep Hooda: Impressed by the team’s win, Hooda said that their success is symbolic of the new India filled with go-getters. “Where a draw would have won the series Team India created history by going for the kill #INDvsAUS. New boys came and grabbed the bull by the horns. This is the young India! Well done skipper #AjinkyaRahane. Should this be the new team and captain now? I’d say Why not!!”

Amitabh Bachchan: If you go by the tweet written in all-capital letters, Bachchan is one happy man today. He congratulated them for knocking Australia out of the game and made it clear that Indian cricketers don’t bow down to racist abuse. “Incredible victory. Badhai Badhai ho. Body blows! Injury! Racist Abuse ... Don’t ever underestimate India.”

Anil Kapoor: The ‘AK vs AK’ actor called the win against Australia as a historic one and gave a big shout out to the captain. He tweeted: “What a historic win for India!! Congrats to @Ajinkyarahane88 for captaining such a young side to an amazing win. Great innings by @realshubmangill.”

Akshay Kumar: The Bollywood action hero and box-office king labelled the cricket team as champions. “Congratulations Team India for an exemplary performance, winning against all odds and creating history ... Truly champions,” he tweeted.

Karan Johar: Top Bollywood producer and director said that the boys showed incredible character and grit. He tweeted: “What a historic win! Congratulations #TeamIndia for retaining the #BorderGavaskarTrophy and achieving the stellar feat of winning at the Gabba. Great show of character from the boys, so proud.”

Sobhita Dhulipala: Apart from retweeting captain Ajinkya Rahane’s post, the ‘Made in Heaven’ actress sent her best wishes to the team. “Extraordinary spirit and substance, take a bow #TeamIndia!” she tweeted.