Sehwag Takes a Dig at Shobhaa De As Sakshi Malik Wins a Bronze
The Quint takes a look how the Twitter world reacted to Malik’s achievement.
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Sakshi Malik clinched India’s first medal at the Rio Olympics after winning the bronze medal in the women’s freestyle (58 kg) event on Wednesday.
Malik, who was trailing 5-0 at one point of the bronze medal match against Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova, fought back and clinched the match 8-5 in the end.
The 23-year-old became the fourth Indian woman to win an Olympic medal after Karnam Malleshwari, Mary Kom and Saina Nehwal.
The Quint takes a look how the Twitter world reacted to Malik’s achievement.
Oh and former Indian cricketer saw this as a chance to hit back at Shobhaa de.
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan found this cheeky play of words by the Delhi cricketer pretty amusing.
Other B-town celebs also praised Sakshi for her achievement.
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