We stand by you Team India! Aamir Khan, Varun Dhawan, Karan Johar and others react to India's defeat against New Zealand during the World Cup 2019 Semi-Finals

By Tanmayi Savadi

on July 10, 2019

In an unfortunate situation, the Indian Cricket team failed to make it to the World Cup 2019 Finale owing to their defeat against New Zealand during the first Semi-Final match held today. Soon after the match ended, our Bollywood celebrities thanked Team India for their efforts and lauded their performance in the entire tournament. Actors like Aamir Khan, Varun Dhawan, Karan Johar, Rishi Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, Arjun Rampal, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani and several others shared their message for the team on their Twitter account.

Aamir penned a note for Virat Kohli.

.@imVkohli @BCCI #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/a9mCqYKSGo

— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) July 10, 2019

Varun said,"Respect and thank you team india for giving us everything."

Respect and thank you team india for giving us everything. #NZvsIND

— Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) July 10, 2019

Karan wrote, "I hate to sound like an old school uncle( trollers will say aunt but it’s not about me) whn I say ..”nazar lag gayee..”the boys fought valiantly and had a great run! We must applaud their incredible journey..not just focus on the destination!"

I hate to sound like an old school uncle( trollers will say aunt but it’s not about me) whn I say ..”nazar lag gayee..”the boys fought valiantly and had a great run! We must applaud their incredible journey..not just focus on the destination! #ICCCWC2019 @imVkohli and team INDIA

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) July 10, 2019

Rishi captioned,"Well played New Zealand, well played India! Underdogs did it"

Well played New Zealand, well played India! Underdogs did it.

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) July 10, 2019

Huma also shared her words for the team.

Well tried @imjadeja @msdhoni You guys really tried.. so close yet too far .. heart hurts abhi toh

— Huma Qureshi (@humasqureshi) July 10, 2019

Arjun said he was proud of the fight our team put up. He wrote, "We fought till the end! We might've lost but the boys put up a fight! Super proud of @imjadeja and @msdhoni Win or lose we always stand behind the team! #INDvsNZ"

Loved supporting our #teamindia you guys played awesome cricket. Just not our day today. I can’t imagine how distraught you guys must be feeling. Thank you for all the wonderful matches you played. Gave us so much to cheer. Love my team. #TeamIndia

— arjun rampal (@rampalarjun) July 10, 2019

Ardent cricket fans- Anupam and Boman thanked the team for the pride and said the Men In Blue are the true heroes.

Thank you #IndianCricketTeam for your game & your efforts. You played very well. You bind us together. You bring out the Indian in us. In fact You bring out the tricolour in us. You will always be our Heroes. We love you. pic.twitter.com/ArwdoroPmF

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) July 10, 2019

As these thumbs sadly type the unthinkable, its only fair to applaud New Zealand for this outstanding effort. They read it better they worked it better.
Thank you India for the pride and cheers throughout. Including this fight back. .#INDvsNZ #cwc2019

— Boman Irani (@bomanirani) July 10, 2019

Ammy Virk tweeted about the match and captioned it as, "Love my team, love my country ... WAHEGURU JI." Atul Kasbekar and Angad Bedi penned notes for the team. Take a look at them here:

Love my team, love my country ... WAHEGURU JI pic.twitter.com/5OkVy20DUY

— Ammy Virk (@AmmyVirk) July 10, 2019

Amazed at the number of plastic fans on my timeline n on text that r super quick to jump all over individuals n the team n slam them on a bad day

U take the losses on YOUR chin wt YOUR team just as u rejoice madly WITH them

It’s sport
Happens to the best of us
#BleedBlue

— atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar) July 10, 2019

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#teamindia #meninblue will always be proud of you. You guys did well. In my eyes you are and always will be the champions. You gave you sweat and blood.. you fought hard and went through the grind... you marched like soldiers. You’ll have given us many happy memories. I salute you as an avid fan of each one of you and the game of cricket. Jaihind thank you @abheetgidwani always wanted to dawn the india sweater... hope and pray I have another lifetime to fulfill my dream.

A post shared by Angad Bedi (@angadbedi) on Jul 10, 2019 at 7:09am PDT

Check out some more messages for Team India.

Wish we had won we lost by 2cms today when Dhoni got run out. Team India played well in the tournament. Proud of their commitment. Congratulations NewZealand. Great fielding and bowling.

— Sunil Grover (@WhoSunilGrover) July 10, 2019

So so so proud of you #TeamIndia ...what a match it was...got excited and shouted like a kid after so many years... much much love

— Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub (@Mdzeeshanayyub) July 10, 2019

Hard luck team india .. played a very spirited game through the tournament the wicket of Dhoni and his walk back just broke my heart #INDvsNZ proud nonetheless pic.twitter.com/iGCPhIhLEU

— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) July 10, 2019

#teamindia all the best for the future challenges. We are proud of you. Today was just #onebadday ! @msdhoni you and @imjadeja were so good #CricketWorldCup2019

— Bipasha Basu (@bipsluvurself) July 10, 2019

— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) July 10, 2019

Yesterday was ours, today was theirs... You win some, you lose some... Well played Team India. Will always be your FAN!

— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) July 10, 2019