New Delhi: Yesterday has been an emotionally charged Sunday for the Indian team in the Tokyo Olympics. PV Sindhu won her second individual medal in the Olympics on Sunday and the men’s hockey made it to the semifinals after a gap of 49 years.
Now, Indian women’s hockey team made a historic maiden entry into the Olympic semifinals by stunning world No. 2 Australia 1-0 in the quarterfinal. This indeed was an ‘Chak de India’ moment for the Indian hockey team and the Indian audiences, and that is exactly how they took it.
#chakdeIndia and #KabirKhan is trending on twitter showering love on the women hockey team who put a resilient performance throughout the match and successfully defended nine penalty corners in the match. More endearment and love is being showered on their coach Sjoerd Marijne who played a crucial in the historic performance the Indian team.
Here are some awe – indulged twitter reactions for the real life Kabir Khan:
Two People who transformed Indian Women’s Hockey Team?
Kabir Khan Sjoerd Marijne
(Reel Life) (Real Life) pic.twitter.com/wsHq173ycs— Siddharth Setia (@ethicalsid) August 2, 2021
Taking a team which didn’t win a single game in Rio 2016 to beating Australia to reach Semis in Tokyo 2020, take a bow Sjoerd Marijne. Applaud this man, award this man. The Real life Kabir Khan. #Hockey ?? pic.twitter.com/OoBUX7WoaO
— Kumar saurav yadav (@ksy92924) August 2, 2021
Gonna tell my kids this was Kabir Khan. #SjoerdMarijne #Hockey pic.twitter.com/gqpwPL4Qfz
— Prakash Shetty (@kitneka) August 2, 2021
Also Thanks to Indian Team Coach Sjoerd Marijne for the Victory!!
The real Kabir Khan
??????#SjoerdMarijne#KabirKhan#INDvsAUS #hockeyindia #ChakDeIndia ?????? pic.twitter.com/eWZlnWghff— Sabbu Express (@ExpressSabbu) August 2, 2021
The real “Kabir Khan” of Indian Women’s Hockey Team.. @SjoerdMarijne take a bow man.. Salute to you.. ❤???#Tokyo2020 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/6zpDCGdhIK
— Aviral Rai (@cric_fan23) August 2, 2021
You are real hero for india not kabir khan love❤❤❤ you sir pic.twitter.com/73ItrwrHfy
— Anil Patel ?? (@AnilPat22476806) August 2, 2021
Krishnaji and Kabir Khan in movie and real world? pic.twitter.com/fv2irRpx1y
— Saj (@unshaikheble) August 2, 2021
Real Kabir Khan of Hockey Team ?? #hockeyindia #IndianHockey #IndianHockeyTeam pic.twitter.com/XdG1JhZOnP
— Kamlesh Bhadane (@KBhadane) August 2, 2021
“Kabir Khan”
SRK movie Chak De India really focus on the struggle of womens hockey team and coach. Salute to #ShahRukhKhan #srk https://t.co/JXGlfYzYS0— Anmol Lukkad (@AnmolLukkad) August 2, 2021
Meet the man who transformed Indian Women’s Hockey Team #SjoerdMarijne
The coach who silently built this giant killer team.
Real life Kabir Khan.
Take a bow. #TokyoOlympics2020#IndianwomenHockeyTeam pic.twitter.com/PwVecNwBC0— RaniLaxmibai (@RaniSengupta) August 2, 2021
Many talking about it being the chak de moment and comparing Marijne with Kabir Khan as India women’s hockey team enter the #Olympics semis.
During the all-important qualifier, he actually said something same on the lines of ’70 minute’ to the team. https://t.co/kmVnrJH5bL
— Shubham Pandey (@iPandeyshubham) August 2, 2021
Apologies to @SjoerdMarijne, because Coach Kabir Khan is trending! ? https://t.co/uNTpDUtDVv pic.twitter.com/MyurrnYHUl
— Abhishek Baxi (@baxiabhishek) August 2, 2021
Kabir Khan of women’s indian hockey team for Tokyo Olympics 2020 ??? https://t.co/ZNKBsOcpvB
— I am your boy KILLSHOT (@mankistakikista) August 2, 2021