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Celebs blown by England's win against Kiwis in ICC World Cup

After the epic ICC Cricket World Cup finale in which team England defeated New Zealand after a super over, many B-town celebrities shared their thoughts after blackcaps historic win.

Karan Johar, Anupam Kher, Varun Dhawan
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Published : Jul 15, 2019, 12:42 PM IST

New Delhi: England created history after winning their first-ever trophy in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup after a thrilling match at the Lord's Cricket Ground. The nail-biting match which was settled after a super over made fans all over the world curious till the very last moment.

Many Bollywood celebrities shared their thoughts over England's historic win against the Kiwis at the Lord's Cricket Ground.

While some lauded England for their excellent gameplay, few seem unhappy with its victory on the basis of the maximum number of boundaries in the match.

Varun Dhawan, who is a cricket buff, wrote, "What a #WorldCupfinal. Unbelievable my entire family is awake. Who u got."

  • What a #WorldCupfinal. Unbelievable my entire family is awake. Who u got

    — Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) July 14, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Riteish Deshmukh congratulated the England cricket team for their win but called the Black Caps "the uncrowned champs."

"Cricket at its best - Epic #WorldCupFinals - Congratulations @englandcricket the Champions of world cricket. My heart goes out to @BLACKCAPS - they were so so good- for me they are the uncrowned champs of #WorldCup2019," he tweeted.

Ace filmmaker Karan Johar, who was rooting for New Zealand, tweeted, "England had a better kundli! NZ had the better game!!! #NZLvENG."

  • England had a better kundli! NZ had the better game!!! #NZLvENG

    — Karan Johar (@karanjohar) July 14, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Just like all the other cricket fans, Sidharth Malhotra too found the match "crazy, mad and emotional."

"What an epic final! Amazing cricket from both sides, intense crazy, mad, emotional what a high! #ICCCricketWorldCup2019 #EnglandvsNewzealand," he wrote.

Terming the rule as "stupid", Anurag Kashyap called New Zealand the "true winner."

"England is a winner because of stupid fuckin rules. New Zealand is a true winner," he tweeted.

While Anupam Kher called cricket "the true winner". He also congratulated England and called New Zealand a "team of heroes."

"CRICKET IS THE WINNER in this #WorldCupFinal2019. What an unbelievable match!!! Congratulations England. Amazing Victory!! And #NewZealand is a team of Heroes. Jai Ho!!," he wrote alongside a video from the stadium.

Many other celebrities including Farhan Akhtar, Raveena Tandon, Mira Kapoor, Hazel Keech, Surveen Chawla, Paresh Rawal, and Vivek Oberoi took to Twitter to share their reactions on England's win.

With inputs from ANI.

New Delhi: England created history after winning their first-ever trophy in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup after a thrilling match at the Lord's Cricket Ground. The nail-biting match which was settled after a super over made fans all over the world curious till the very last moment.

Many Bollywood celebrities shared their thoughts over England's historic win against the Kiwis at the Lord's Cricket Ground.

While some lauded England for their excellent gameplay, few seem unhappy with its victory on the basis of the maximum number of boundaries in the match.

Varun Dhawan, who is a cricket buff, wrote, "What a #WorldCupfinal. Unbelievable my entire family is awake. Who u got."

  • What a #WorldCupfinal. Unbelievable my entire family is awake. Who u got

    — Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) July 14, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Riteish Deshmukh congratulated the England cricket team for their win but called the Black Caps "the uncrowned champs."

"Cricket at its best - Epic #WorldCupFinals - Congratulations @englandcricket the Champions of world cricket. My heart goes out to @BLACKCAPS - they were so so good- for me they are the uncrowned champs of #WorldCup2019," he tweeted.

Ace filmmaker Karan Johar, who was rooting for New Zealand, tweeted, "England had a better kundli! NZ had the better game!!! #NZLvENG."

  • England had a better kundli! NZ had the better game!!! #NZLvENG

    — Karan Johar (@karanjohar) July 14, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Just like all the other cricket fans, Sidharth Malhotra too found the match "crazy, mad and emotional."

"What an epic final! Amazing cricket from both sides, intense crazy, mad, emotional what a high! #ICCCricketWorldCup2019 #EnglandvsNewzealand," he wrote.

Terming the rule as "stupid", Anurag Kashyap called New Zealand the "true winner."

"England is a winner because of stupid fuckin rules. New Zealand is a true winner," he tweeted.

While Anupam Kher called cricket "the true winner". He also congratulated England and called New Zealand a "team of heroes."

"CRICKET IS THE WINNER in this #WorldCupFinal2019. What an unbelievable match!!! Congratulations England. Amazing Victory!! And #NewZealand is a team of Heroes. Jai Ho!!," he wrote alongside a video from the stadium.

Many other celebrities including Farhan Akhtar, Raveena Tandon, Mira Kapoor, Hazel Keech, Surveen Chawla, Paresh Rawal, and Vivek Oberoi took to Twitter to share their reactions on England's win.

With inputs from ANI.

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