The Indian batting legend, Sachin Tendulkar congratulated the Indian Air Force (IAF) on twitter after it welcomed five Rafale fighter jets at its Ambala Air Base on Wednesday. The legendary batsman had received an honorary rank of Group Captain by the Indian Air Force in 2010.
Thursday, Tendulkar reshared the IAF’s tweet on the Rafale fighter jets and he wrote: “Heartiest congratulations to #IndianAirForce for adding the state-of-the-art fighter jet Rafale, to our fleet. It’s a massive upgrade for our Defence Forces who are tirelessly protecting our nation in the skies. Jai Hind.”
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The IAF had tweeted: “The Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria & AOC-in-C WAC Air Marshal B Suresh welcomed the first five IAF Rafales which arrived at AF Stn Ambala today. #IndianAirForce #RafaleInIndia #Rafales.”
Heartiest congratulations to #IndianAirForce for adding the state-of-the-art fighter jet Rafale, to our fleet.
It’s a massive upgrade for our Defence Forces who are tirelessly protecting our nation in the skies.
Jai Hind 🇮🇳 https://t.co/c6iIXjIzxd
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 30, 2020
Earlier, the veteran cricketer, Suresh Raina also shared the IAF’s tweet and tweeted: “A glorious moment for entire nation as @IAF_MCC gets 5 Rafale to join it’s “Golden Arrows” squadron. This will surely strengthen our nation security. Congratulations to the entire nation ! Jai Hind.”
A glorious moment for entire nation as @IAF_MCC gets 5 Rafale to join it's "Golden Arrows" squadron. This will surely strengthen our nation security. Congratulations to the entire nation ! Jai Hind 🙏🇮🇳#RafaleInIndia #IndianAirForce https://t.co/rR5i0f7HWk
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) July 29, 2020
Tweeting pictures of five Rafales, the veteran Indian opener, Shikhar Dhawan wrote: “Welcome home, Golden Arrows! Incredible moment for our nation #RafaleInIndia.”
Welcome home, Golden Arrows! Incredible moment for our nation 🇮🇳 #RafaleInIndia pic.twitter.com/Vxih5bZbAs
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) July 29, 2020
The IAF was founded on October 8, 1932, and they have completed several missions in crucial wars which helped India to remain powerful.
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Tendulkar played as many as 200 Test matches for India and 463 One-day Internationals, scoring 15,921 runs in the longest format and 18,426 runs in ODI cricket. He is the only batsman to have scored 100 international centuries. He was bestowed with the Arjuna Award in 1994, followed by Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (1997-98), Padma Shri (1999) and Padma Vibhushan (2008). After his retirement in 2013, Sachin also received the Bharat Ratna.
