Sachin, Kohli, Richards Extend Congratulatory Wishes To Windies For Winning Southampton Test Against England

Congratulatory messages and greetings poured in for the Windies from all quarters of the cricketing fraternity with both past and present cricketers from the Windies and all over the world wishing them on their historic win at Southampton.

West Indies Team (Image: Getty/AFP)

Jason Holder-led West Indies scripted history of sorts as they became the first team to secure a Test victory in the Covid-19 era with a notable win over hosts England in the first of the 3-Test series played at the Ageas Oval in Southampton. West Indies beat the hosts by four wickets to take a much-needed 1-0 lead in the Wisden Trophy Test series. Congratulatory messages and greetings poured in for the Windies from all quarters of the cricketing fraternity with both past and present cricketers from the Windies and all over the world wishing them on their historic win at Southampton. Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday congratulated West Indies cricket team for their noteworthy win against a much more fancied England team in the opener of the three-match Test series at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Following the win, Kohli took to Twitter to congratulate the Jason Holder-led side as he wrote, "Wow @windiescricket what a win. Top display of test cricket."

Wow @windiescricket what a win. Top display of test cricket.

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 12, 2020

Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar hailed the all-rounder efforts of the Windies and made a special note of Jermaine Blackwood's knock played under tense circumstances

Good all-round performances by players from both teams. Jermaine Blackwood played a crucial knock in a tense situation to see @windiescricket through. An important win which has set up the series perfectly. #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/PLbJlqIe8c

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 12, 2020

West Indies cricket legend Sir Vivian Richards also complimented Jason Holder and his team for achieving one of their best ever wins in the longer format of the game.

WHAT A WIN!!!

Yes boys @windiescricket 🔥 — Sir Vivian Richards (@ivivianrichards) July 12, 2020

Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag lauded the Windies for securing an impressive win on overseas soil against the English in their backyard. Sehwag also underlined the importance of Test cricket and expressed his happiness over resumption of cricket in the Covid-19 era.

Test Cricket matters, winning overseas matters, @windiescricket doing well in Test cricket matters. Great to see Test Match cricket back and great to see West Indies win. A phenomenal effort from the whole WI team. Congratulations #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/yKUILMdOEr

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 12, 2020