India celebrates its 73rd Republic Day. The Republic Day parade has grabbed everyone’s attention. People on social media are expressing their love for the country. The players who played for India also expressed their gratitude and love for the nation.
Not just Indian players, but the likes of Chris Gayle, who played a lot of IPL cricket in India also wished on Republic Day 2022. Chris Gayle even said that he received a personal message from PM Narendra Modi.
The sportspersons in India receive a lot of love from the people of the country. These sports stars have shown their patriotism on various occasions. Be it the 2007 and 2011 World Cup wins or be it the recent gold medal won by Neeraj Chopra in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, we see a glimmer of patriotism in almost all the sports we play.
Thus, it is only natural that these players express their love and desire for the nation on special days like Republic Day.
Let's take a look at the R-Day wishes from sports personalities:
Chris Gayle and Jonty Rhodes received special wishes from PM Modi on the occasion of Republic Day:
The much-awaited Republic Day parade commenced with President Shri Ram Nath Kovind taking the salute.