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B-town congratulates West Indies team over World T20 victory

| | Apr 04, 2016, at 09:04 pm
Mumbai, Apr 4 (IBNS): Bollywood joined the rest of the world in congratulating West Indies team after they beat England to win the ICC World T20 trophy for the second time.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan tweeted: " True CHAMPIONS the West Indies !! 3 in a row .. under 19, Womens and now Mens .. UNBELIEVABLE !"

Actor Anil Kapoor said:"What a spectacular close to an amazing season! #WT20Final did not disappoint & Team #WestIndies put up a killer show of sportsmanship!"

'Piku' actor Irrfan Khan posted: "What a day for West Indies! Men win #WT20Final after the Women's team! Congratulations! @henrygayle @westindies."

Actor-singer Farhan Akhtar tweeted: "Believe in yourself. The world will start believing in you. @darrensammy88 #WestIndies #Champion."

Actor Arjun Rampal called the encounter between England and West Indies as 'brilliant' and tweeted: "What a brilliant final. #WestIndies the true Champions. Congratulations. My second favourite team. #WT20 ."

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar congratulated the side and tweeted: "Congratulations #WestIndies for the awesome victory. Great innings by Samuels and what a finish by Brathwaite. Well deserved. #WT20Final."

Actress Preity Zinta said: "Wow what a last over & what a finishCongrats to the #WestIndies team4 winning the #WT20FinalIt sure was a thrilling game of cricketTing!"

West Indies beat England to lift the title on Sunday.

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