Cricketers congratulate ISRO for launch of Chandrayaan-2

Virat Kohli

Former and present Indian cricketers, including captain Virat Kohli and ex-opener Virender Sehwag yesterday congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the successful launch of moon mission, Chandrayaan-2.

Kohli tweeted: "Another historic and proud moment for the nation as the #Chandrayaan 2 is launched Jai Hind." Former India batsman Sehwag praised the team of Chandrayaan-2. "Many congratulations to Team #Chandrayaan2 @isro for the successful and seamless launch!" he said.

Gautam Gambhir, the East Delhi MP and former India cricketer, too took to social media to congratulate ISRO.

"I always looked up at the moon as a child, wondering what secrets it's hiding. The successful launch of #Chandrayaan2 will shed some light on these secrets, & motivate the next gen to help India's space exploration programme. I congratulate everyone at @ISRO for this success," Gambhir said.

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