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Caribbean party, Champion style: Usain Bolt, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh hail West Indies’ T20 win

New Delhi: The fantastic win of the West Indies team on Sunday is what everyone is talking about. With both the men and women cricket teams clenching the respective T20 World Cups, it called for

India TV Sports Desk Updated on: April 04, 2016 23:30 IST
West Indies' players doing the 'Champion Dance'
West Indies' players doing the 'Champion Dance'

New Delhi: The fantastic win of the West Indies team on Sunday is what everyone is talking about. With both the men and women cricket teams clenching the respective T20 World Cups, it called for a party, the Caribbean style.

Just that in a Caribbean party, everyone is involved.

The West Indies in process of celebrating their win, have given the Internet its latest viral dance step: the Champion dance. WI cricketer Dwayne Bravo had released an unofficial team anthem, ‘Champion’, a day before the T20 World Cup began on March 15.

However, the video went viral only after WI defeated India in the semi finals. The video of the team doing the “Champion Dance” at their hotel after the semis win got over 5 million views in just two days.

Also Read: West Indies team not only won the T20 World Cup but also the heart of millions of people

The ‘Champion Dance’ became the signature step of the team, they grooved to the song after defeating England to win their second T20 title along with the women’s team. However, it was only after yesterday that everyone shook a leg on it; including, sprinter Usain Bolt. Usain performed the champion dance and joined the celebration.

Usain bolt's celebration #WT20Final pic.twitter.com/Ed34nuXZi3

— Miss Pearson Specter (@imisaaay) April 3, 2016

Former West Indies cricket captains Brian Lara and Clive Llyod also followed.

Champion Dance by legend @BrianLara in Islamabad to celebrate @westindies win in ICC World T20. @DJBravo47 pic.twitter.com/cirrJzEEjv

— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) April 3, 2016

Videos of cricket fans doing the champion dance broke the Internet last night.

 

Got this Englishman who rowed across the Atlantic Ocean to do the Champion dance with me #WT20 #WI pic.twitter.com/MUDxmicMI7

— Naasira Mohammed (@NaasiraMohammed) April 3, 2016

 

Indians Champion Dance #WT20Finalpic.twitter.com/lurVudbAya

— RSS (@RSS4India) April 3, 2016

 

The Indian cricket team too congratulated West Indies on their big win. Here’s what Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina tweeted.

 

Congratulations @westindies Team. Unbelievable Victory. Well played @englandcricket Team #Champion #WT20Final pic.twitter.com/in9v1wZGqF

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) April 3, 2016

 

 

Congratulation West Indies team for winning The World Cup. Congrats @imVkohli for much deserved player of the series!!

Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) April 3, 2016

 

Congratulations to the mens and womens teams of West Indies! Outstanding teamwork

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) April 3, 2016

 

Unbelievable game !brathwaite you beauty congratulations West Indies world champions ! Feel bad for stokes England outstanding throughout

— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) April 3, 2016

 

 

That was unbelievable! Congratulations @westindies team..well deserve championshard luck @ECB_cricket well done for playing th final

— Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh) April 3, 2016

 

 

 

While congratulatory tweets ruled the micro-blogging website yesterday, there was also some consolation for the English team.

 

Just a hiccup, @benstokes38! Happens to all great players who put their hands up under pressure! You are a STAR! Braithwaite take a bow!

— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) April 3, 2016

 

Overwhelmed by all the support of everyone after a disappointing last over.....So proud to of represented my country in a World Cup final...

— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) April 3, 2016

 

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