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‘Sare jahan se acha’ - Fans react as Indian Cricket team watches Chandranyaan-3's successful landing on the moon

Here is how fans reacted as BCCI shared images of Indian cricket team members watching Chandranyaan 3’s successful landing on the moon

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The Indian Cricket Board shared an image of Indian cricketers watching the successful landing of Chandranyaan 3 in Ireland before the second, third and final T20I of the Ireland tour.  The Indian cricket team is currently in Ireland for the three T2OI series under the leadership of Jasprit Bumrah, whereas in the image shared by the Indian Cricket Board Twitter handle, Bumrah, Shivam Dube, and Yashasvi Jaiswal can be seen in the picture. 

It is pertinent to mention that India has once again created history with this scientific achievement as it became the fourth nation to successfully conduct a soft landing on the moon, while it was the South Asian nation's third lunar mission. The landing was scheduled to be completed at 6.04 PM according to Indian Standard Time (IST), eventually after the successful landing, as it was live-streaming on the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) official YouTube channel. 

The Indian cricket team is leading by 2-0 in the three games T20I series against Ireland- 

Speaking of the second T20I, Indian Premier League (IPL) prodigy Rinku Singh shined for Team India in his debut series, he was awarded Player of the Match for his 38 (21) in the second T20I, whereas the Jasprit Bumrah-led side won the game by 33 runs and now has an invincible lead of 2-0. At the start of the play, Ireland skipper Paul Stirling won the toss and opted to field first. The visitors posted 185/5 in 20 overs. 

Now, putting the picture of the Indian innings together, India lost the early wicket in the form of Yashasvi Jaiswal for 18 (11) in the fourth over. Ruturaj Gaikwad held the innings; he came as an opener and batted till the 16th over of the game, scoring 58 (43) and also remaining the highest scorer of the innings.

Gaikwad was accompanied by Sanju Samson with his 40 (26), and later overs, Rinku and Shivam Dube’s 22 of 16 balls took India to over 180 in 20 overs. Now for the final and third T20I, the Men in Blue will take on Paul Stirling-led Ireland on August 23. The Indian team has a 2-0 lead in the series.

Here is how fans reacted as the Indian Cricket team watches Chandranyaan-3's successful landing on the moon- 

 

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