Indian cricketers venture their Independence Day wishes through Twitter

The calendar says today (Tuesday) is the 15th of August, 2017, which means that today India is celebrating the 71st Independence Day. All the natives of India, no matter what they do or where they come from, stand strong in unity and convey their Independence Day wishes. Cricketers hold a special place in the hearts of the people and thus on the special occasion most of them put out wishes for their fellow Indians on Twitter.

The game is not restricted to being just a sport for the fanatics, they use the success of the Indian cricket team as a social symbol of their grandiosity. The cricket team very recently has provided them with a golden opportunity to be proud by whitewashing Sri Lanka 3-0 in the Test series in the island nation.

Former and current cricketers from both the men’s and women’s team posted their message on what independence means to them. Indian legendary opener Virender Sehwag wrote “Remembering our freedom fighters,soldiers &everyone who made this possible.May we have freedom from poverty & hatred #IndependenceDayIndia.”

Indian spin ace Ravichandran Ashwin’s tweet read- “We are 70 and getting stronger by the day. Happy 70 to all Indians across the globe #Independence #august15th.” Suresh Raina conveyed that he is proud of being an Indian, by tweeting “Proud to be a part of a glorious nation.. May the Indian tricolor always fly high. #HappyIndependanceDay #IndependenceDayIndia #Freedom70.”

Some veteran cricketers like Harbhajan Singh and Gautam Gambhir uploaded videos. While the turbanator acknowledged the efforts and sacrifices of the Indian army, Gambhir came with a very important message which said “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country!”

Here are the tweets from the Indian cricketers on Independence Day:

Remembering our freedom fighters,soldiers &everyone who made this possible.May we have freedom from poverty & hatred.#IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/3TyrcJQr82

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 15, 2017

Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country! Happy Independence Day! #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/22ms3wWGDc

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) August 15, 2017

We are 70 and getting stronger by the day. Happy 70 to all Indians across the globe. #Independence #august15th pic.twitter.com/BBqE3Ak1AX

— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) August 15, 2017

Happy #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/iXIqlYO81c

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 15, 2017

Happy Independence day ? pic.twitter.com/kNEVfEWEmQ

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) August 15, 2017

With freedom in the mind, faith in the words, pride in our souls. Let's salute those who stood tall for the values of this Nation. pic.twitter.com/FDdEzibfnc

— Smriti Mandhana (@mandhana_smriti) August 15, 2017

Proud to be a part of a glorious nation..
May the Indian tricolor always fly high..#HappyIndependanceDay #IndependenceDayIndia #Freedom70 pic.twitter.com/pvMb5JwniC

— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) August 15, 2017

May the Indian tricolor always fly high. Warm wishes on the grand occasion of Independence Day??

— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) August 15, 2017

Happy Independence Day! pic.twitter.com/4NbqgwVfbO

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) August 15, 2017

United we stand.
Happy Independence day to everyone. #India pic.twitter.com/CnEJkmUipC

— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) August 15, 2017

Proud to b born in this great land.May our flag always keep flying high.Tributes to all who made our freedom possible#IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/GjJnF8zonc

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) August 15, 2017

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— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) August 15, 2017

Salute to our freedom fighters – heroes who have found place in the history books and those who haven't. Happy Independence Day.#वंदेमातरम

— R P Singh (@RpSingh99) August 15, 2017

Eventually, we get there. Wish we could just do it quicker. That's my wish for India this Independence Day.#IndependenceDayIndia ??

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) August 14, 2017

Happy Independence Day to all my Indian friends ?? @dunamis99 @rajneesh_chopra @Booze253 pic.twitter.com/ik1LlKDY7n

— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) August 15, 2017