Sachin and Dravid retire, Celebs express thoughts via Twitter
Whilst fans tweeted their thoughts as Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid played their final limited-overs match, a number of celebrities too took to Twitter to express their feelings about the two players.
Former Rajasthan Royals captain, Shane Warne was the first to wish Rahul Dravid -
Great effort from the royals today, congrats to the Mumbai Indians.. Also, congrats to my friend Rahul Dravid-well done buddy ! #HallaBol
— Shane Warne (@warne888) October 6, 2013
Rajasthan Royals co-owner, Shilpa Shetty too paid tribute to her team’s out-going captain, despite a loss -
We Lost but not without a fight..So so proud of the Royals..Played so well..Will miss you Rahul Dravid,Cricket will miss you!
— SHILPA SHETTY (@TheShilpaShetty) October 6, 2013
Sanjay Manjrekar, former Indian batsman and commentator expressed his good fortune at getting to watch Rahul Dravid play -
Rahul Dravid – I have never met a cricketer with such intelligence & abundant knowledge of the world he lives in.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) October 7, 2013
Yuvraj Singh heaped praises on the reigning IPL and CLT20 champions -
Congratulations to Mumbai Indians most consistent team this year! Rr outstanding tournament ! Rahul Dravid. Thank u for the memories
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 6, 2013
West Indies legend, Brian Lara couldn’t stop himself from expressing just how much he admires Sachin’s exquisite shot-playing ability -
The last scoring shot in T20 cricket from @sachin_rt was one of the best i have seen from the “Little Master” #legend #howluckisDwayneSmith
— Brian Lara (@BrianLara) October 6, 2013
Out of favour batsman Gautam Gambhir also paid tribute to Rahul Dravid
Standing ovation to Rahul Bhai. Thanks for all what u hav done for Indian ckt. It will be poorer without u Rahul bhai. #respects
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) October 6, 2013
Star Mumbai Indians player Glenn Maxwell had praise for both his teammate and The Wall
What a way to send off @sachin_rt last night! Congrats to Rajasthan also on a great tournament, and also to Dravid on an amazing career!
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) October 7, 2013