"Where it is difficult for us to even breathe, they won a war" - Cricket fraternity pays tribute to Indian Armed Forces on Kargil Vijay Diwas

By Ankush Das

Published Jul 26, 2022 13:10 IST

Kargil Diwas commemorates India's victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War in 1999 (Credit: Twitter)

On the 23rd anniversary of the Kargil victory, as Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated for commemorating India's victory over Pakistan in the 1999 war, the country's cricket fraternity paid tribute to the Armed Forces.

The Kargil war was fought between May 3 and July 26, 1999 in the Kargil district of Ladakh and along the Line of Control (LOC). The country lost more than 500 soldiers in the war.

Several leading cricketers, including Irfan Pathan, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Pragyan Ojha amongst others, joined the bandwagon on social media to pay tribute to the departed souls.

Several other cricketers, including RP Singh, Mithali Raj, Yuvraj Singh, Rishabh Pant, and Gautam Gambhir, also paid their homage to the armed forces.

India's T20I squad members reach Trinidad ahead of 5-match series

The Men in Blue, including all-format captain Rohit Sharma, have landed in West Indies for the five-match T20I series, which gets underway on July 29 at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Kuldeep Yadav also checked-in to the team hotel.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a short video where the cricketers were seen entering the team hotel. They captioned the video as:

Trinidad will host the first T20I before the base shifts to St Kitts for the next two games. The caravan will move to Florida, USA for the final two matches of the series.

About the author

Ankush is a cricket journalist at Sportskeeda covering news, listicles, features, and exclusives. A graduate in Commerce and an accountant by qualification, Ankush followed his true calling for sports journalism, and today, has over 8 years of experience having working for the likes of Sportzwiki and Cricfit. Ankush places a very high emphasis on factual accuracy in his articles and believes in representing the true image of the story. Writing in the simplest and most easy-to-understand language possible, especially for those not well-versed with English, is one of his strengths.

Ankush, who captained his state in the National School games, is a big fan of Ravichandran Ashwin. He admires his unconventional thinking and his eagerness to keep learning despite being a legend of the game. His favorite cricket team is Australia because of their mentality and fighting spirit, and them beating India in the 2003 World Cup final left a lasting impression on him.

Apart from watching and covering cricket, Ankush also likes to read books whenever possible.

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