Soon after the win, Sehwag wrote on Twitter,
From At beginning of the day, “ bacha paayenge kya”,to registering this win at Lords, not many teams can turn around their fortunes in overseas Test Matches like we have done. Kamaal kar diya ladkon ne..
And as they say, Never ever ever ever underestimate the Indian’s #LordsTest pic.twitter.com/pLTz49AxUq
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 16, 2021
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar also congratulated Team India.
That was some Test match #TeamIndia!
Enjoyed watching every moment of it. The resilience and grit that the team displayed in difficult situations is something that stood out for me.
Very well played! ☺️
#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/BLpdMdNx2J
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 16, 2021
Former Test great VVS Laxman also hailed team India's show.
What an incredible day of Test Match Cricket and one to remember for a long time for every Indian Fan.
Bumrah and Shami fighting with the bat early in the day, and pace attack of Siraj, Ishant, Bumrah, Shami giving it their all and India registering a sensational win #LordsTest pic.twitter.com/JB2lIZc4iM
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 16, 2021
This was indeed an enthralling performance. Congratulations #TeamIndia on the win, you guys were amazing! @BCCI #INDvENG
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) August 16, 2021
Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant said:
We were hungry, had desire and we showed it! Everyone turned up and we leave Lord's with a win that we won't forget soon. We take this momentum and move on. pic.twitter.com/xG9kaWtdU6
— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) August 16, 2021
Cheteshwar Pujara, who scored 45 in the second innings, said:
Super team effort and a memorable victory!
Nothing better than the ebbs and flows of test cricket.#InItTogether #IndvsEng pic.twitter.com/08u9lAKsqt
— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) August 16, 2021
Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh too was all praise for the Indian team for their sensational win.
Great win boys ! Our bowlers bowled their hearts out !! Game changing moment @MdShami11 and @Jaspritbumrah93 partnership! @mdsirajofficial amazing spell ! Enjoy the moment lads #IndvsEng
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) August 16, 2021