President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian cricket team for their four-wicket win over the West Indies in their World Cup match on Friday.
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"Congrats Team India for victory against West Indies. Good wishes for success in future matches," Mukherjee tweeted.
Prime Minister Modi also tweeted: "Congratulations to the Cricket Team for the win against West Indies. The Men in Blue seem to be having a great tournament!"
Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal also congratulated the Men in Blue via the micro-blogging site.
"Bowlers bowled brilliantly to restrict WI to a score of 182. Congrats to @MSDhoni for brilliantly steering the team to victory," he wrote in his Twitter page.
"Many Congratulations to team #India for adding colors in the life of a billion Indians on the occasion of Holi."
Defending champions India survived a scare before defeating a spirited the West Indies by four wickets in a group league encounter to romp into the quarter-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup in Perth.
Chasing a modest target of 183, India's top-order struggled before skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's composed, unbeaten innings of 45 helped them reach the target in 39.1 overs and ensure their fourth consecutive win in the tournament.
Image: India's Ravichandran Ashwin and Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrate after winning their match against the West Indies on Friday
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