Amitabh Bachchan with his fansVarinder Chawla 
Amitabh Bachchan with his fansVarinder Chawla 
Amitabh Bachchan with his fansVarinder Chawla
Cricket lovers celebrated grandly on Sunday, 15 February, after team India won against Pakistan in their opening match of World Cup 2015, in Adelaide.
From the jawans of the Border Security Force (BSF), Bollywood celebs, and other cricket fans in India were in a festive mood after India won by 76 runs in its first match against arch rival Pakistan.
Meanwhile, megastar Amitabh Bachchan who did the commentary for the match celebrated the success of India with his fans outside his residence in Mumbai. He celebrated the moment by draping the tricolour Indian flag.
T 1770 - The debut commentator ... hahah !! and the victory celebration among well wishers .. pic.twitter.com/yPQ022HW1m
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) February 15, 2015
Other prominent figures like India's President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, singing sensation Lata Mangeshkar and other B-town celebs congratulated team India for their amazing performance in the most-awaited match.
Check the Twitter wishes of politicians and celebs:
Pranab Mukherjee
Congratulations Indian Team on victory in ICC World Cup's first match; wish you continued success in coming matches #PresidentMukherjee
Narendra Modi
Congrats Team India. Well played. We are all very proud of you.
Sachin Tendulkar
What a convincing victory by Team India. Way to go...
Don't know what I did.. some fans are outside my house... Celebrating... Wish I could have joined them! pic.twitter.com/7ODoeSXVQf — sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 15, 2015
Lata Mangeshkar
Namaskar. Hamari Bhartiya Cricket team ko is jeet ke liye meri taraf se bohot bohot badhaai.
Amitabh Bachchan
T 1770 - Well played INDIA .. entire team showed resolve, talent and determination ..!! May you continue such onwards .. JAI HIND !!
Sridevi Boney Kapoor
Congrats Team India on your super victory against Pak in WC15. You make India super proud! #IndvsPak#जयहिन्द#CantBeatIndia@BoneyKapoor
Boney Kapoor
Congratulations Team India on amazing victory against Pakistan today. More power to you. #IndvsPak #जयहिन्द #CantBeatIndia
Arjun Rampal
Congratulations India.Great start, keeping our record intact.Fantastic game our team played.Outplayed them completely Virat man of the match
Boman Irani
Well played India! Cool, clinical and in control! We sweated at home more then you did on the field. #INDvsPAK
Yuvraj Singh
Well done boys ! @imVkohli bigger the occasion bigger the performance ! Happy for Jatt ji @SDhawan25
Ritiesh Deshmukh
World Cup Record Intact - एक विराट जीत !!!!
Shashi Tharoor
One of the great things about our victory is that the stars were players who had been out of form lately (@imVkohli @ImRaina @SDhawan25 )
VVS Laxman
Congrats Team India.Clinical performance.Good to see the way the bowlers bowled today. Lots of positives #INDvPAK #CWC2015
It's unbelievable how Indians all over the world celebrate a win over Pakistan. It's like celebrating Diwali again:) #IndvPak #CWC15
Meanwhile, Bachchan was in the commentary box as part of his latest release "Shamitabh", which released on 6 February.
Amitabh Bachchan starts the Star Sports Indo-Pak match commentary with Aakash Chopra and Shoaib Akhtar pic.twitter.com/avkgj9QBUp — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) February 15, 2015
