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Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravi Shastri, all go Twitter way to celebrate Galle win

Virat Kohli, Dhawan and Shastri chuffed after a comfortable win over Sri Lanka in the first Test

By Unnikrishnan

Bengaluru, July 29: India defeated Sri Lanka in the first Test at Galle by a massive margin of 304 runs on Saturday (July 29).

After the win, Indian team members and support staff took to twitter to share the joy of winning the Test with fans.

Ravindra Jadeja

Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who made a composed 103 not out in the second innings, congratulated the team on a fine win, posting pictures of him sitting with fellow centurions Cheteswar Pujara and Shikhar Dhawan.

Opener Dhawan got a chance in this Test solely because K L Rahul was indisposed with viral fever but the left-hander grabbed the chance to hit a hundred that earned him the man of the match award.

Dhawan posted a picture of him standing with the man of the match award and thanked God for the feat. He has every reason as well.

Indian coach Ravi Shastri, who was handed over the responsibility of the team till the 2019 World Cup, too patted the crickters through his official Twitter handle.

Shastri took over as the coach of the side after Anil Kumble resigned from the post post the Champions Trophy in England. Shastri has managed to begin his stint with a win.

OneIndia News

Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 7:56 [IST]
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