Team India, Leander Paes and Sania Mirza wish Happy Independence Day
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-08-15 13:42 GMT
<p><img src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Kohli-Shastri_BCCI_0.jpg"></p><p><strong>Mumbai/Galle</strong>: The Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team sang national anthem on India's 69th Independence Day ahead of fourth day’s play in first Test at Galle.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"en"><p dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash">#TeamIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/जयहिन्द?src=hash">#???????</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/imVkohli">@imVkohli</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SDhawan25">@SDhawan25</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/klrahul11">@klrahul11</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ImRo45">@ImRo45</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ajinkyarahane88">@ajinkyarahane88</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ashwinravi99">@ashwinravi99</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/harbhajan_singh">@harbhajan_singh</a> <a href="https://t.co/nNuCsA50xH">https://t.co/nNuCsA50xH</a></p>— BCCI (@BCCI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/632396948931129345">August 15, 2015</a></blockquote><p>Team Director Ravi Shastri also shared his special message on the Independence Day.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash">#TeamIndia</a> director Ravi Shastri has a special message on Independence day from Sri Lanka <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/जयहिन्द?src=hash">#???????</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IDay2015?src=hash">#IDay2015</a> <a href="https://t.co/rLvFPmX27g">https://t.co/rLvFPmX27g</a></p>— BCCI (@BCCI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/632371354487033856">August 15, 2015</a></blockquote><p>Virat Kohli and the only cricketer to have scored two double hundred in ODIs, Rohit Sharma wished Indians on the occasion of Independence Day. Kohli urged fellow Indians to “Respect the Jawans who are out there to protect us”.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash">#TeamIndia</a>'s captain <a href="https://twitter.com/imVkohli">@imVkohli</a> has a special message for everyone on Independence day - Watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/जयहिन्द?src=hash">#???????</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IDay2015?src=hash">#IDay2015</a> <a href="http://t.co/YtLqC1R1SP">http://t.co/YtLqC1R1SP</a></p>— BCCI (@BCCI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/632384181641674754">August 15, 2015</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">VIDEO: <a href="https://twitter.com/ImRo45">@ImRo45</a> wishes everyone a very Happy Independence Day. Watch - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/जयहिन्द?src=hash">#???????</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IDay2015?src=hash">#IDay2015</a> <a href="https://t.co/VVuYhqVnhY">https://t.co/VVuYhqVnhY</a></p>— BCCI (@BCCI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/632377171059720192">August 15, 2015</a></blockquote><p>Ajinkya Rahane, who registered his name <a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150814/sports-cricket/article/watch-ajinkya-rahane-sets-new-test-catches-record"><strong>in the record books</strong></a> on Friday by grabbing eight catches in a Test match, said, <span data-style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">“Proud to be an Indian.”</span></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happy Independence day to all!!! Proud to be an Indian <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/jaihind?src=hash">#jaihind</a></p>— ajinkyarahane88 (@ajinkyarahane88) <a href="https://twitter.com/ajinkyarahane88/status/632373023706746881">August 15, 2015</a></blockquote><p>Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza also posted a picture of tri-colour.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Khel Ratna ,in the semi finals at the Rogers cup and a very Happy Independence Day India It's a good day .. <a href="http://t.co/LFQiy2Zd2v">pic.twitter.com/LFQiy2Zd2v</a></p>— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) <a href="https://twitter.com/MirzaSania/status/632342521864060928">August 15, 2015</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"en">India's veteran tennis champion Leander Paes said,</blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happy Independence Day to my fellow Indians all over the World.I love bringing greater laurels to our country.JaiHind <a href="http://t.co/xoXVXu7YtL">pic.twitter.com/xoXVXu7YtL</a></p>— Leander Paes (@Leander) <a href="https://twitter.com/Leander/status/632378018418307076">August 15, 2015</a></blockquote><div id="fb-root"> </div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/SachinTendulkar/posts/1029493670408165" data-data-width="500"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/SachinTendulkar/posts/1029493670408165"><p>#HappyIndependenceDay to all of us! 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