By Paritosh Pramanik
Vidarbha sportspersons, led by cricketers, took to social media to show their solidarity with the Indian Armed Forces for their strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan.
The sportspersons showered their love and gratitude after the Indian forces successfully repulsed attempted missile strikes and drone attacks from Pakistan across the border.
Leading the pack while praising the Indian Armed Forces was India T20 and Vidarbha wicketkeeper was Jitesh Sharma. “Saluting our armed forces. India stands tall and strong during these tough times. Jai Hind!
“#IndiaFightsPropaganda Operation Sindoor. Zero Tolerance for Terror. #JusticeServed,” Sharma posted on his Instagram handle.
Several Ranji cricketers including this season’s highest wicket taker in the domestic red ball Harsh Dubey, Aditya Sarvate who moved to Kerala, opener Atharva Taide, former Vidarbha Ranji Trophy two-time winning captain Faiz Fazal, left-handed batter Yash Rathod, pacer Darshan Nalkande, former seamer Shrikant Wagh, former Vidarbha stumper Anirudha Chore, just retired spinner Akshay Wakhare, fast bowler Yash Thakur, Amit Paunikar, junior cricketer Neel Athaley all shared one common Thank you message with three fighter jets and Indian tricolour in background.
Thank you Indian Armed Forces for saving 14 Indian cities last night when the entire nation was fast asleep. You are the reason we breathe freely. Thank you. Jai Hind” read the common message from the cricketers.
The same message and photo was shared by city’s football goalkeeper Deepesh Burrewar who played in the Santosh Trophy last season.
Cricketer Mohit Kale, who shifted to Pondicherry this season, showed his solidarity with the Armed Forces with a message, “Appreciate what’s been done for us rather than the dumb question of ‘why war? This is why,” he continued. “Last night, Pakistan launched missile and drone attacks on multiple Indian cities, including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Bhatinda, Chandigarh and Bhuj. Imagine an attack on this scale, yet our common citizens didn’t even realise it happened. Why? Because unlike Pakistan, we have a functional defence system that shot down everything they launched. And today, we retaliated, with precision. They couldn’t intercept a thing. We don’t appreciate and thank our Armed Forces’ capabilities enough!” his lengthy message stated.
Another Vidarbha cricketer Nachiket Parande posted a camouflaged picture of a soldier with a message “A soldier fights for India. You? Just be the Indian worth fighting for.”
Former Vidarbha fast bowler Rajneesh Gurbani, who shifted to Maharashtra, shared a post of Dr A Velumani which read, “All those in Army have left their home with tears of Self, parents or wife or child. Lakhs on duty protecting our 150 crore Indians. Be grateful to them. #Jai Hind. #Jai Jawan.”
Shrikant Wagh, former pacer shared a photo posted by Rajasthan Royals with three Indian soldiers saluting Indian tricolour with the sun setting in the background. The message read, “India First. Always.” His another post read, “Jai Hind. This isn’t revenge. It’s a reminder never count India out!”
Wicketkeeper-batter Siddhesh Wath posted the insignia of Indian Air Force, Indian Navy and Indian Army with a message “Grateful (Sadaaiv Wruni, in Hindi) with an emoji of folded hands and a heart.
Another Ranji cricketer Atharva Taide posted an AI generated photo of tanks and soldiers with the message, “In the face of adversity, our heroes never blink. To every soldier, sailor, and air warrior - we owe our freedom and our future. Jai Hind! #OperationSindoor #IndiaFightsPropaganda.”
Assistant bowling coach of IPL franchise Punjab Kings and former Vidarbha coach Trevor Gonsalves share a picture of India soldiers walking with tricolour with the message: India First! Always & Forever!
Former Vidarbha and India woman cricketer Mona Meshram posted Stay Strong, Stay United, India! We are more than a nation. We are a force. A force of unity. A force that never backs down. Now is the time to roar louder, stand prouder, and hold each other stronger. We are India. Unbreakable. Unstoppable. Jai Hind!,” wrote Mona Meshram with a collage of photos of Indian soldiers and tricolour in the background.
India yogasana player Dhanashree Lekurwale, who recently won a gold medal in Asian meet, posted a combined picture of Colonel Sofia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomica Singh with a message “They left our women to go and tell the story of what happened that day, so we sent our women to tell them what we did to them.”
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