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Virat Kohli's post on Instagram for Women's Day.Virat Kohli Instagram.

International women's day is celebrated across the world on March 8 and has seen a lot of celebrities send their best wishes to women on Twitter. There were also a number of sports personalities who also wished women on Twitter today. Indian captain Virat Kohli posted a special message praising his mother Saroj Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma for being the two "strongest" ladies in his life.

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Apart from the Indian captain, there were a number of other former and current players from the Indian team who sent out tweets wishing women including Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Sachin Tendulkar and Mohammad Kaif.

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Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt also posted a collage honouring women today. Sporting company Adidas also posted two videos celebrating women's day. Here is a look at some of the best tweets by sportspersons wishing women today.