As soon as England won after an exciting match, fans from all over the world took to social media to congratulate the team members for their efforts. Several celebrities too shared their thoughts after England's historic win against the Kiwis.
England cricket team created history after lifting their first ever ICC Cricket World Cup at the Lord's Cricket Ground.
Team England defeated New Zealand in a match that had to be settled with the help of a super over.
As soon as England won after an exciting match, fans from all over the world took to social media to congratulate the team members for their efforts. Several celebrities too shared their thoughts after England's historic win against the Kiwis.
Hearts been racing for a while ... this kind of drama cannot be written by the best screenplay writers... heartbroken for #NewZealand ... this was so so so close... two yards too far!!! Well played #England ... #CWC2019
— Neha Dhupia (@NehaDhupia) July 14, 2019
Riteish Deshmukh congratulated the England cricket team for their win but called the Black Caps "the uncrowned champs." "Cricket at its best - Epic #WorldCupFinals - Congratulations @englandcricket the Champions of world cricket. My heart goes out to @BLACKCAPS - they were so so good- for me they are the uncrowned champs of #WorldCup2019," he tweeted.
Ace filmmaker Karan Johar, who was rooting for New Zealand, tweeted, "England had a better kundli! NZ had the better game!!! #NZLvENG."
With the Wimbledon and the Cricket finals , this had to be the greatest day in the sports of all time for the fans...worthy opponents and what a great fight to finish . Filmmaking is nothing compared to playing the game ... what a day this .. 14th July 2019 . Will not forget
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) July 14, 2019
Just like all the other cricket fans, Sidharth Malhotra too found the match "crazy, mad and emotional."
Has there been a better Sunday for a genuine sports enthusiast.. the Wimbledon and the Cricket World Cup finals going down to the wire. Wow..!! Exhausted ..
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) July 14, 2019
"What an epic final! Amazing cricket from both sides, intense crazy, mad, emotional what a high! #ICCCricketWorldCup2019 #EnglandvsNewzealand," he wrote.
Terming the rule as "stupid", Anurag Kashyap called New Zealand the "true winner."
"England is a winner because of stupid fuckin rules. New Zealand is a true winner," he tweeted.
Varun Dhawan, who is a cricket buff, wrote, "What a #WorldCupfinal. Unbelievable my entire family is awake. Who u got."
And for all those who said they don’t know what to do about their Sunday plans because india isn’t in the finals.
— kunal kohli (@kunalkohli) July 14, 2019
The sport. The game. Is above everyone. As proved today.
While, Anupam Kher called cricket "the true winner". He also congratulated England and called New Zealand a "team of heroes."
"CRICKET IS THE WINNER in this #WorldCupFinal2019. What an unbelievable match!!! Congratulations England. Amazing Victory!! And #NewZealand is a team of Heroes. Jai Ho!!," he wrote alongside a video from the stadium.
CRICKET IS THE WINNER in this #WorldCupFinal2019. What an unbelievable match!!! Congratulations England. Amazing Victory!! And #NewZealand is a team of Heroes. Jai Ho!! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/JEacLTwWCW
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) July 14, 2019
Many other celebrities including Farhan Akhtar, Raveena Tandon, Mira Kapoor, Hazel Keech, Surveen Chawla, Paresh Rawal, and Vivek Oberoi took to Twitter to share their reactions on England's win.
Last Updated Jul 15, 2019, 1:49 PM IST