WATCH: Sunil Gavaskar and Matthew Hayden dance on Naatu Naatu to have fun India’s WTC qualification

March 13 turned out to be a historic day for India in each the cinema and sports activities departments as they received two Oscars on the ninety fifth Academy Awards and likewise reached the World Check Championship (WTC) 2023 last by clinching the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2023 from the Australian staff.

The fourth Check between India and Australia in Ahmedabad led to a draw, with the hosts ending the collection 2-1 and efficiently defending the title. Following the draw within the last Check and New Zealand’s thrilling win over Sri Lanka, India cemented their spot within the finals of the WTC 2023, the place they are going to be up in opposition to the identical opponent Australia on the Oval in the UK.

Alternatively, earlier than the Indian cricket staff’s qualification, the residents additionally celebrated the nation’s Oscar win in two classes. Whereas SS Rajamouli’s RRR received the Academy Award 2023 within the Finest Track class, The Elephant Whisperers received Finest Documentary Brief Topic.

To have fun the achievement, legendary Sunil Gavaskar danced to the Oscar-winning ‘Naatu Naatu’ tune from RRR and invited Australia’s veteran opener Matthew Hayden to shake his legs on the monitor as nicely. Fashionable TV presenter and commentator Jatin Sapru was additionally seen accompanying the 2 legends.

Star Sports activities’ official Twitter deal with posted the video of the identical and captioned it, “WTC Last mein pravesh karein, toh jashn world-class banta hai! ( A world-class celebration is should, once you attain the WTC finals) #SunilGavaskar, @HaydosTweets, @imAagarkar, #SanjayBangar & @jatinsapru ne manaya Oscar ki jeet aur WTC qualification dono ka jashn! Mubarak ho @ssrajamouli @tarak9999 @AlwaysRamCharan & #MMKeeravani”

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WTC Last mein pravesh karein, toh jashn world-class banta hai!#SunilGavaskar, @HaydosTweets, @imAagarkar, #SanjayBangar & @jatinsapru ne manaya 🏆 Oscar ki jeet aur WTC qualification dono ka jashn!🕺🕺
Mubarak ho @ssrajamouli, @tarak9999, @AlwaysRamCharan & #MMKeeravani. pic.twitter.com/9xRdtMMRqg

— Star Sports activities (@StarSportsIndia) March 13, 2023

It’s for the second time that India has made it to the finals of the WTC. Notably, they performed the final last of the occasion in opposition to eventual champions New Zealand on the Lords in 2021. Alternatively, Indian gamers will subsequent be seen in motion within the upcoming IPL 2023, which begins from March 31.