Sports fraternity pays tribute to Pranab Mukherjee, pour condolence messages

Saddened by the death of former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, 84, on Monday, the cricket fraternity offered their sincere condolences to his family. 

Mukherjee died in the Army's Research and Referral Hospital here, his son Abhijit Mukherjee said. He was admitted to the hospital on August 10.

Check some messages:

"The nation has lost a brilliant leader. Saddened to hear about the passing of Shri Pranab Mukherjee. My sincere condolences to his family," tweeted Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli. 

His limited-overs deputy, Rohit Sharma, tweeted, "Rest in Peace #PranabMukherjee ji. An inspiring figure to the nation. My condolences are with his loved ones."

"Deeply saddened to hear about the demise of former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He served India passionately for several decades. My condolences to his family & loved ones. May his soul rest in peace," tweeted



former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.

My heartfelt condolences on the passing away of Shri #PranabMukherjee . Om Shanti, Virender Sehwag

Deeply saddened to hear about the demise of former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He belonged to the league of leaders respected & loved across the spectrum. May god give strength to his family & loves ones. The nation will remember his immense contributions forever!, tweets Gautam Gambhir

My deepest condolences on the sad demise of our former President Shri #PranabMukherjee Ji. Sir, your contribution to the nation will always be remembered. RIP Pranab Da, tweets Ravi Shastri

We are surrounded by a cloud of sadness once again this year with the unfortunate demise of India's former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee(@CitiznMukherjee). Deeply saddened by the news. My heartfelt condolences to the family for such a major loss. God help them to cope with this, tweets Manoj Tiwary