Several sporting and entertainment personalities, including Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan led the congratulatory messages for the triumphant football team which beat Kenya 2-0 to win the Intercontinental Cup here on Sunday.

Captain Sunil Chhetri on Sunday scored a brace to take his tally to 64 goals for the country as India prevailed over their African counterparts to clinch the four-nation meet. "Champions!!!! Another stellar performance from our captain @chetrisunil11 and the entire team last night. This will surely provide a much needed boost for @IndianFootball. Keep up the spirit boys," Kohli tweeted on Monday.