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President Mukherjee congratulates India on win against Bangladesh

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President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday congratulated the Indian cricket team for its victory against Bangladesh in the quarter-final of the ongoing World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

The official twitter account of the Rashtrapati Bhavan shared the President's message.

"Congratulations Team India on the win against Bangladesh; sportsmanship of both teams commendable #PresidentMukherjee," it posted.

Earlier in the day, India beat Bangladesh by 109 runs at a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground, with Rohit Sharma scoring a blistering 137 to prop the Men in Blue to a competitive total of 302-6, before Umesh Yadav, with bowling figures of 4-31, was instrumental in restricting the Royal Bengal Tiger to a mere 193 all out.

 

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First Published: Mar 19 2015 | 5:17 PM IST

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