In 2019, Chandrayaan 2 Landing Failed And India Could Not Win World Cup. In 2023...: IPL Team Mumbai Indians' Post Viral

23.08.2023 - 17:45 sports.ndtv.com

It was a proud moment for the entire country as Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the moon on Wednesday. India has now become the first nation to land near the South Pole on moon, which has been a place of intrigue since traces of water was found on moon.

Back in 2019, Chandrayaan-2 failed to accomplish the mission of reaching the lunar surface. Celebrating India's feat, India Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians gave it a cricketing touch and compared it with the upcoming ODI World Cup.

Just like Chandrayaan-2, Team India also failed to clinch the 2019 ODI World Cup as they lost to New Zealand in the semi-finals by 21 runs.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), MI shared an collage image, showing that how ISRO bounced back from their failure and indicated that Team India can also win the coveted ICC trophy this year.

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Former Indian cricket team spinner Harbhajan Singh was left surprised with the decision to not include Yuzvendra Chahal in the Cricket World Cup 2023 squad. The team management went with Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel as the spin bowling with Axar and Jadeja being all-rounders. There was extra focus on all-rounders in the team selection as India also included Shardul Thakur and Hardik Pandya. "Surprise not to see @yuzi_chahal in the World Cup squad for Team India. pure Match winner," he posted on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter).

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