'What A Game, Could Barely Breathe': Google's Sundar Pichai, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, More Tech Leaders Celebrate India T20 World Cup Win

India vs South Africa Reactions: Pichai and Nadella have always been vocal in expressing their excitement around India's major cricketing achievements.

Virat Kohli also confirmed his retirement from T20I after India won the World Cup.

India vs South Africa: Rohit Sharma's India has emerged victorious against South Africa, lifting the nation's second ICC Twenty20 World Cup, winning against the Proteas by seven runs in an absolute thriller of a final. Team India has been lauded by several noted personalities and leaders from across the world, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who shared a heartfelt video message on X (formerly Twitter). Of course, tech leaders such as Google-parent Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella didn't hold back their excitement congratulating the team with excited tweets. 

Pichai, Nadella, React To India Win

Sundar Pichai has always been quite vocal when it comes to showing support for the Men in Blue, almost always sharing a tweet or two after every major match of India. This time around, he posted, "Congrats India, so well deserved! SA was incredible."

what a game, could barely breathe, everything that makes sports incredible. Congrats India, so well deserved! SA was incredible. Amazing #WorldT20

— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) June 29, 2024

While Google and Microsoft could be at loggerheads, being two of the biggest tech giants today, but just like Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, too, never fails to post his thoughts on X after major Indian cricket landmarks.

Here's what Nadella tweeted:

What a final!!! Congrats, India, and well played, South Africa. Super World Cup... let us have more cricket in the West Indies and USA!!

— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) June 29, 2024

More Tech Leaders Join In On The Celebrations

Pichai and Nadella weren't the only tech leaders who shared their excitement on X. Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma shared an emotional video of captain Rohit Sharma welling up with tears after the moment of victory arrived for his team. "Perfect expression of the champion leader," Sharma tweeted.

Perfect expression of the champion leader.
Also, Virat leaves T20 international at a high. Perfect timing.

pic.twitter.com/RAuMKNiaK7

— Vijay Shekhar Sharma (@vijayshekhar) June 29, 2024

Former Xiaomi India head (and current CEO of G42 India) Manu Kumar Jain posted, "A special shoutout to our phenomenal captain, Rohit Sharma, for his brilliant leadership."

🏆 World Champions! 🎉 🎉

Congratulations to the #TeamIndia for their spectacular victory in the #WorldCup! 🏏🇮🇳

A special shoutout to our phenomenal captain, #RohitSharma @ImRo45, for his brilliant leadership. And to #ViratKohli @imVkohli for his outstanding performance in… pic.twitter.com/speFWXkmJ4

— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) June 29, 2024