Cricket fraternity hails Mumbai Indians for lifting record third IPL title

New Delhi: The cricket fraternity has come in unison to praise the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians, who pulled off a nerve-wracking one-run win over Rising Pune Supergiants to lift this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) title in a low-scoring final on Sunday.

Taking to his official Twitter account, Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder Yuvraj Singh heaped praise on Mumbai Indians bowlers for holding their nerves till the very end.

"What an amazing game of cricket this is what makes @ipl such an amazing tournament bad luck pune but @mipaltan bowlers kept their nerves," Yuvraj tweeted.

Labelling the final match as `super exciting`, former Indian skipper Kapil Dev congratulated Mumbai Indians for notching up the coveted trophy for record third time.

—ANI