'What A Victory': From SRK to Jr NTR, Stars Celebrate India's T20 World Cup Win
India scripted history as they lifted the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, defeating New Zealand in final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Mumbai: After Team India's historic victory at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Bollywood celebrities including Anushka Sharma, Vicky Kaushal, Akshay Kumar, Jr NTR and Shah Rukh Khan congratulated and celebrated as the team lifted the trophy.
And this time the celebration was double as India successfully defended their T20 World Cup title, becoming the first team ever to do so.
What did the Bollywood celebs say?
Actress Anushka Sharma was one of the first people to drop his reaction and she kept it heartfelt and simple. Taking to Instagram, the actress congratulated the team and wrote, "Heartiest congratulations to this brilliant team for this phenomenal victory!! Back to back World Cup wins."
Akshay Kumar in a different and hilarious was shared a GIF of his dance from his upcoming film 'Bhoot Bangla' and wrote, "हर घर का माहौल. Congratulations on bringing the World Cup home, Team India"
हर घर का माहौल 🕺🏼🥁
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) March 8, 2026
Congratulations on bringing the World Cup home, Team India 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/m6Tmmqj4NB
The new father Vicky Kaushal also cheered for the team India and wrote, "World Champions baby! Pure dominance. Pure class. Well done team India."
Shah Rukh Khan took to X and wrote, "What a comprehensive victory!! Well done to our men in blue!!! You guys are champions and watching you on the field has made us all very proud. Take a bow. Jai Hind!."
What a comprehensive victory!! Well done to our men in blue!!! You guys are champions and watching you on the field has made us all very proud.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) March 8, 2026
Take a bow. Jai Hind! pic.twitter.com/X3Tsym3e01
Ajay Devgn also wished by sharing, "My throat is gone from all the shouting, but my smile isn't going anywhere all week! #TeamIndia you have made billions of hearts beat with pride tonight! CHAMPIONS once again!"
My throat is gone from all the shouting, but my smile isn't going anywhere all week!#TeamIndia you have made billions of hearts beat with pride tonight! CHAMPIONS once again! 🇮🇳🙌
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) March 8, 2026
Anil Kapoor decided to congratulated with funny kiwi joke, "Aaj kiwi thodi zyada hi meethi lag rahi hai!" The actor then congratulated the Indian squad and added that the team never fails to make the nation proud.
Anupam Kher like all other people was clearly watching the match closely. The actor shared clips from the final and wrote, "INDIIIIIIAAAAAAA ARE THE CHAMPIONS! Jai Hind!”
INDIIIIIIAAAAAAA ARE THE CHAMPIONS! Jai Hind! 🫡🫡🫡🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳😎😎😎😎🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 #WorldCup #IndianCricketTeam pic.twitter.com/hElajOyrcP
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) March 8, 2026
With Hindustan Zindabad cheers, Sunny Deol wrote, "The GABRUS of Team India!!! You have WON IT!!! #Champions you have made Hindustan Proud!! Congratulations #TeamIndia for back to back World Cup wins, you truly played like GABRUS- No Fear, All heart! Special applause to @Jaspritbumrah93, @IamSanjuSamson @ishankishan23 @akshar.patel @abhisheksharma_4 @dubeshivam for your incredible performances Hindustan Zindabad!!!"
"The GABRUS of Team India!!! You have WON IT!!! #Champions you have made Hindustan Proud!! Congratulations #TeamIndia for back to back World Cup wins, you truly played like GABRUS. No Fear, All heart!," he wrote.
The GABRUS of Team India!!! You have WON IT!!! 🏆#Champions you have made Hindustan Proud!! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🙌🏽
— Sunny Deol (@iamsunnydeol) March 8, 2026
Congratulations #TeamIndia for back to back World Cup wins, you truly played like GABRUS- No Fear, All heart! 🫡 pic.twitter.com/YCNdAhYXbK
Abhishek Bachchan simply wrote, "INDIAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! CHAMPIONS!!!"
INDIAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! 🇮🇳
— Abhishek 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧 (@juniorbachchan) March 8, 2026
CHAMPIONS!!! 💪🏽
Ayushmann Khurrana also shared about the celebrations, saying thaat, "The Ahmedabad jinx has been broken! The worthy winners have written the history all over again! All three winning captains of T20 World Cup are present today! MSD, Ro and SKY! #WorldCup2026."
The Ahmedabad jinx has been broken! The worthy winners have written the history all over again! All three winning captains of T20 World Cup are present today! MSD, Ro and SKY! 🥇🙌 🇮🇳 #WorldCup2026
— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) March 8, 2026
Did South also join in the celebration?
Not just Bollywood but south stars also joined the celebration. Several actors from the South Indian film industry also praised the Team India.
While praising the Team, Jr NTR wrote, "This is how our Men in Blue showed up with calm, composure, and dominance throughout the tournament... and brought the trophy home again and created history. Congratulations Team India. The nation will sleep well tonight."
This is how our Men in Blue showed up with calm, composure and dominance throughout the tournament … and brought the trophy home again and created history… Congratulations Team India 🇮🇳. The nation will sleep well tonight.
— Jr NTR (@tarak9999) March 8, 2026
Describing the team’s performance as "beast mode", Mahesh Babu said, "What was that!!! A magnificent testimony to Team India’s dominance unleashing full beast mode to bring it home for 1.4 billion hearts."
He also praised the players individually, mentioning Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, and the rest of the squad for making the victory unforgettable.
"Exemplary performances from Samson, Abhishek, Ishan, Dube , Bumrah, Axar and everyone who made this unforgettable... Congratulations Team India. History keeps turning its pages with glory for the nation. Jai Hind," he wrote.
What was that!!! 🤯🤯🤯
— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) March 8, 2026
A magnificent testimony to Team India’s dominance unleashing full beast mode to bring it home for 1.4 billion hearts…😍😍😍Exemplary performances from Samson, Abhishek, Ishan, Dube , Bumrah, Axar and everyone who made this unforgettable…. Congratulations… pic.twitter.com/1S6vZx17vM
India scripted history as they lifted the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, defeating New Zealand in final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which was packed with more than 120,000 fans.
