England Great’s Heartfelt ‘Jai Hind’ Message To India On I-Day: ‘Love Your Country So Much’

E gla d
G eat& squo;s
Special
Message
Fo
I dia
O
I depe de ce
Day:
‘I
Love
You
Cou t y
So
Much& squo;

Fo me
E gla d
captai
Kevi
Piete se
ma ked
I dia& squo;s
80th
I depe de ce
Day
with
a
hea tfelt
message
fo
the
cou t y,
exp essi g
his
affectio
fo
I dia
a d
its
people.

Piete se ,
who
has
mai tai ed
a
st o g
co ectio
with
I dia
c icket
si ce
his
playi g
days,
took
to
X
o
Satu day
to
wish
his
I dia
f ie ds
a d
followe s
o
the
atio al
occasio .

Kevi
Piete se
Says
‘Jai
Hi d& squo;
O
I dia& squo;s
I depe de ce
Day

Piete se ‘s
message
focused
less
o
c icket
a d
mo e
o
his
pe so al
affectio
fo
I dia
a d
the
wa mth
he
has
expe ie ced
f om
its
people
ove
the
yea s.

“Happy
I depe de ce
Day
to
eve y
si gle
o e
of
my
I dia
f ie ds!
I
love
you
cou t y
so
much!
I
love
all
the
ki d
people!
Jai
Hi d!& dquo;

The
fo me
E gla d
batte
has
e joyed
a
lo g
associatio
with
I dia.
He
played
i
the
I dia
P emie
League
a d
late
emai ed
a
familia
face
a ou d
I dia
c icket
th ough
his
wo k
as
a
b oadcaste
a d
a alyst.

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I te et
With
Pat iotic
I-Day
Messages

His
message
came
as
I dia
celeb ated
its
80th
I depe de ce
Day
o
August
15,
with
seve al
spo ti g
pe so alities
f om
I dia
a d
ab oad
sha i g
g eeti gs
a d
t ibutes.

Piete se ‘s
post
stood
out
fo
its
pe so al
to e,
with
his
love
fo
the
cou t y
a d
app eciatio
fo
its
people
taki g
ce t e
stage.

Piete se & squo;s
Lo g
Associatio
With
I dia
C icket

Piete se ‘s
co ectio
with
I dia
dates
back
to
his
playi g
ca ee ,
whe
he
became
a
p omi e t
figu e
i
the
IPL
a d
egula ly
featu ed
i
I dia’s
c icketi g
la dscape.

His
associatio
co ti ued
afte
eti eme t
th ough
comme ta y
a d
b oadcasti g,
givi g
him
a
oppo tu ity
to
emai
closely
co ected
with
I dia
c icket
a d
its
passio ate
fa
base.

Ove
the
yea s,
the
fo me
E gla d
captai
has
f eque tly
spoke
wa mly
about
his
expe ie ces
i
I dia,
maki g
his
I depe de ce
Day
message
a
atu al
exte sio
of
that
lo g-sta di g
elatio ship.

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IPL
Teams
Celeb ate
I dia& squo;s
80th
I depe de ce
Day
With
Special
Messages

G aeme
Smith
Also
Se ds
I dia
I depe de ce
Day
Wishes

Piete se
was
ot
the
o ly
fo me
i te atio al
c ickete
to
ma k
the
occasio .

Fo me
South
Af ica
captai
G aeme
Smith
also
exte ded
his
wishes
th ough
SA20,
eflecti g
o
his
ow
memo ies
of
I dia
a d
the
close
elatio ship
betwee
the
two
c icketi g
atio s.

Smith
highlighted
the
wa mth
of
I dia
people,
the
cou t y’s
cultu e
a d
its
passio
fo
c icket,
while
also
poi ti g
to
the
g owi g
co ectio
betwee
I dia
a d
South
Af ica
th ough
the
SA20.

He
desc ibed
the
elatio ship
betwee
the
two
cou t ies
as
a
special
f ie dship
a d
said
c icket
could
co ti ue
b i gi g
thei
people
close .

As
I dia
celeb ated
eight
decades
of
i depe de ce,
messages
f om
i te atio al
c icket
figu es
such
as
Piete se
a d
Smith
added
a
global
touch
to
the
occasio ,
highlighti g
the
cou t y’s
i flue ce
well
beyo d
the
bou da ies
of
the
spo t.

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Rohit
Sha ma,
Vi at
Kohli& squo;s
Post-Reti eme t
Pla
Revealed

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