Indian hockey fans got a double treat when the Indian women’s hockey team won the 4th Women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament, defeating China by 2-1 in Singapore on Saturday. Indian Men’s Hockey team has already won the title defeating Pakistan in the finals.
This was a nail-biting contest with the winning goal coming when just 20 seconds were remaining for the final buzzer; this goal was scored by Deepika.
The Indian team was off to a good start as the first goal was scored by India’s Deep Grace Ekka in the 13th minute of the match and it kept the lead till the 44th minute of the game when China’s Zhong Mengling scored a goal.
Both the teams were trying to score a winning goal in the fourth quarter but it was our country’s Deepika who made sure that India takes away the trophy.
Twitter flooded with best wishes for the iconic victory of Indian Women’s hockey team! Here are some of the selected tweets:
This is how Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, congratulated women’s hockey team of the country:
Congrats to our women’s hockey team for winning the Asian Champions Trophy 2016. It is a great moment for Indian hockey. @TheHockeyIndia
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 5, 2016
Vijay Goel, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, seemed to be in full spirit:
भारत की शेरनियों ने चीनी ड्रैगन को पस्त कर दिया ! #Indian Women's #Hockey team beat #China 2-1 in the #ACT2016 final. Congratulations! 🏆💐🎉 pic.twitter.com/oeB8ffGL6b
— Vijay Goel (मोदी का परिवार) (@VijayGoelBJP) November 5, 2016
Wishes from Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister of Rajasthan:
Congratulations to Women's Hockey team on becoming Asian Women Hockey Champions! More power to you all! #TeamIndia https://t.co/IjJJnhPN8E
— Vasundhara Raje (मोदी का परिवार) (@VasundharaBJP) November 5, 2016
And from Jyotiraditya Scindia:
Congratulations Indian Women's Hockey team for winning the Asian Champions Trophy 2016… You make us proud !!!
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (मोदी का परिवार) (@JM_Scindia) November 5, 2016
Vijay Kumar Singh, Minister of State of External Affairs, also congratulated the team:
Congratulations to Indian women’s hockey team for winning the Asian Championship 2016, you have made us all very proud. @TheHockeyIndia pic.twitter.com/Nv6Ytb9YbV
— Gen VK Singh(MODI KA PARIWAR) (@Gen_VKSingh) November 5, 2016
Here comes wishes from our cricketers of team India:
Our women beat China.
Congrats Indian women’s hockey team for winning the Asian Champions Trophy 2016 thrashing China @TheHockeyIndia— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 5, 2016
Congratulations to the Indian women's hockey team for winning the #asianchampionstrophy2016 !@TheHockeyIndia @imranirampal
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) November 6, 2016
Congratulations to the Indian women's Hockey Team @TheHockeyIndia for beating China in the Asian Champions Trophy Finals.#ProudOfOurWomen
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) November 5, 2016
And from Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, too:
Indian women's hockey team beat China and win the #asianchampionstrophy2016 !
Congratulations India and thank you team for making us proud! pic.twitter.com/AVWK0BBkU2— Devendra Fadnavis (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Dev_Fadnavis) November 5, 2016
Randeep S Surjewala gave his good wishes too:
Kudos to Women's Hockey Team for a sensational victory over China & win the Asia cup.Deepika-U made the country proud by stunning last goal. pic.twitter.com/agp1cUOtVo
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) November 5, 2016
Congratulations Indian women’s hockey team! You made India proud!
