Indian cricket greats Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh were among the first to pay tribute to Diego Maradona, who died at the age of 60 on Wednesday.
Ganguly had famously played with the Argentine football legend during one of his visits to India. "My hero no more ..my mad genius rest in peace ..I watched football for you.." the former India captain tweeted.
"Football and the world of sports has lost one of its greatest players today. Rest in Peace Diego Maradona! You shall be missed," Tendulkar tweeted.
"Really sad to hear of the passing away of the legendary Maradona. He truly lived life king size & by his rules and set benchmarks on the field and off it too. RIP my friend. You will be missed," tweeted former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh.