'Emotional' Virat Kohli pays tribute to the martyrs of Uri attack

Kanpur, Sep 19: In the wake of ghastly terrorist strike in Uri, in which 17 soldiers were martyred and several others were injured, India's Test skipper Virat Kohli paid an emotional tribute to the brave soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for the nation.

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Kohli, who is in Kanpur to prepare for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand which starting Sep 22, took to micro-blogging site Twitter to pay his tribute.

"This picture fills me with emotions I can't explain. To all the brave hearts, Jai Hind #UriAttack #Kashmir," he tweeted. [Who was Jaish-e-Mohammad's mole in Uri?]

This picture fills me with emotions I can't explain. To all the brave hearts, Jai Hind #UriAttack #Kashmir pic.twitter.com/l0bFhy95tR

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) September 19, 2016

Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag also took to Twitter to salute the brave hearts and their family members. [Can India carry out covert operations in Pakistan?]

17 lives.
They had a family,they had a son,they had a daughter.
They were serving our motherland.
Pains to see this. pic.twitter.com/65WeRRhgI5

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 19, 2016

Very very heartbroken to hear about #UriAttack
They are not Rebels,they are Terrorists.
Terrorism must be answered appropriately

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 18, 2016

Several other athletes and celebrities saluted the martyred soldiers and condemned the ghastly terror attack. [Uri attack: India's response to Pakistan to be discussed today]

गद्दारों के महल बन गए .. मुंह ढँककर सियासत सोती रही।
उन्होंने शहीद कहकर फुसला लिया .. बेवा मुआवजे को रोती रही।#UriAttack

— Yogeshwar Dutt (@DuttYogi) September 18, 2016

The armed forces put up a brave fight and killed 4 terrorists who launched the attack. However, for the army the casualties were higher due to the tents catching fire.

Team India will be playing the first of the three-match series against New Zealand. The Kanpur Test will also be India's 500th international Test match.

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