Rajinikanth joined Big B to cheer for Chennaiyin FC

Amitabh Bacchan greets Rajinikanth and Sachin Tendulkar during an ISL match.

Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan thanked superstar Rajinikanth for cheering for the megastar's son Abhishek Bachchan's Indian Super League (ISL) team Chennaiyin FC.

Co-owned by Abhishek, Chennaiyin FC beat Kerala Blasters FC in an ISL match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai Tuesday.

"WE WON ...!! Thank you Chennai... you were marvellous! And the team excellent! Thank you Rajnikanth for coming to cheer our team," Amitabh tweeted.

T 1651 - @Chennaiyin FC .. GO CHENNAI .. dear friend Rajnikanth coming along with me to cheer home team in Stadium Marina Arena ..

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) October 21, 2014

T 1651 - WE WON ... !! Thank you Chennai .. you were marvellous ! And the team excellent ! Thank you Rajnikanth for coming to cheer our team

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) October 21, 2014

And here's a snapshot from #CHEvKER that easily qualifies as LEGENDARY! Don't you think? #LetsFootball #HeroISL pic.twitter.com/yvlIGBPUIU

— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) October 21, 2014

The movie stars were also joined by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, co-owner of Kerala Blasters FC.

Amitabh had shared on his official blog srbachchan.tumblr.com: "In distinguished company - Rajnikanth and Sachin - and the glory of victory by our team ChennaiyinFC has added that extra zing in our moods and in our steps."