"Brought Great Laurels": Virat Kohli Congratulates CWG Medal Winners

10.08.2022 - 20:23 sports.ndtv.com

Star Indian batter Virat Kohli congratulated the country's contingent for their superb performances in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.

India finished 4th in the medal tally with 22 Gold, 15 Silver and 23 Bronze medals and with a total of 61 medals at the Commonwealth Games.

India has delivered its fifth-best performance of all time in their Commonwealth Games history, with their best being a total of 101 medals when the games were held at home in 2010. "You have brought great laurels for our country.

Congratulations to all our winners and the participants of CWG 2022. We are so proud of you. Jai Hind," tweeted Kohli. You have brought great laurels for our country.

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