Saina Nehwal & Sania Mirza Join Virat Kohli for #JerseyKnowsNoGender to Support Women’s Cricket Team
Yesterday, the Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli posted a video sharing a few words of encouragement for the women’s cricket team who were to play the match against Ireland at the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup which is underway in West Indies.
Yesterday, the Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli posted a video sharing a few words of encouragement for the women’s cricket team who were to play the match against Ireland at the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup which is underway in West Indies. He then nominated shuttler Saina Nehwal, footballer Sunil Chhetri and Rishabh Pant to follow the same. Saina Nehwal has joined the initiative and posted a picture of herself wearing the jersey with the tricolour pinned up. India vs Ireland, ICC T20 Women’s World Cup 2018: Virat Kohli Sends Words of Encouragement to Harmanpreet Kaur & Co (Watch Video).
“#JerseyKnowsNoGender💪 I'm going to be cheering Team India on! @MirzaSania @klrahul11 @HimaDas8 and each one of you – it’s time to wear your jerseys or our blue tonight, strike the pose and show your support. Great initiative by @Imvkohli and @Uber_India @ICC #WT20,” read the caption of the snap. She further went on to nominate athlete Hima Das, KL Rahul and tennis ace Sania Mirza. India vs Ireland, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Video Highlights: Indian Spinners Help the Team Beat Ireland by 52 Runs; Women in Blue Qualify for Semis.
Sania Mirza also joined the movement. The tennis ace also shared a picture of herself wearing the jersey. “#JerseyKnowsNoGender💪 I'm going to be cheering Team India on! @MangteC, @itsSSR, @hardikpandya7 and each one of you – it’s time to wear your jerseys or our blue tonight, strike the pose and show your support. Great initiative by @Imvkohli and @Uber_India @ICC #WT20 @ImVkohli,” read the caption of the picture.
Talking about the Indian women’s cricket team match against Ireland which happened yesterday, the team won the game by 52 runs in the Group B tie. All thanks to Mithali Raj’s 17th half-century. With this, they went on to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC T20 Women’s Cricket World Cup.
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