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Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri’s emotional appeal to his fans on social media — “Scream at us, shout at us, abuse us. Come to the stadium. Do it on our face!” — touched hearts of many sports buffs across the country and many granted his wishes leaving the stadium house full. Many celebrities too took to Twitter to share his message and spread the word.
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From Virat Kohli to Sachin Tendulkar and Sania Mirza, many stars urged their fans to cheer for the Indian football team. However, Abhishek Bachchan — the owner of Jaipur Pink Panthers team — turned up at the stadium to cheer for the players. Even as heavy rains lashed out onto the stands, he was full of zest and zeal as he rooted for them and lifted their spirits.
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A picture of him from the stadium soon started doing the rounds on social media, and the official Twitter handle @IndianFootball shared it on the micro-blogging site with the caption: “Mr @juniorbachchan is pumped up for the game #Chhetri100 #INDvKEN #BackTheBlue #AsianDream #WeAreIndia!”
No sooner did people spot the Bollywood actor supporting the team, they couldn’t stop cheering for him. From saying that he “won hearts by standing there” to thanking him for “promoting sports”, Twitter was buzzing with compliments for the 42-year-old star. What’s more, he summed up his experience in a tweet by saying, “Was totally worth it!”
Check out some tweets here.
https://twitter.com/asishkumar208/status/1003648225830531072
https://twitter.com/IshaanMishra9/status/1003667875427565568
https://twitter.com/mayurwankhade98/status/1003707498325561344
https://twitter.com/LipuBhol/status/1003827274351702017
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