President of India Pranab Mukherjee today congratulated Australian cricket team for winning the World Cup for a record fifth time at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, here today.
Australia clinched the coveted ICC Cricket World Cup for the fifth time, thrashing New Zealand by seven wickets to provide a perfect farewell gift to skipper Michael Clarke, who played a key role with a 74-run knock in his final ODI appearance. "President of India IJ@RashtrapatiBhvn now3 seconds ago congratulations to Australia on its fifth World Cup win #PresidentMukherjee," Mukherjee wrote in his twitter page.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated the Aussies for their remarkable achievement."I congratulate the Australian cricket team for yet another World Cup victory. A very good performance: PM @narendramodi," he tweeted.