<p>Former cricketer <a href="http://www.wionews.com/search?q=Virender+Sehwag">Virender Sehwag</a> hailed the arrival of Indian Air Force pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to India.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Varthaman has arrived his home country, India via the Attari-Wagah border amid tight security and he was&nbsp;handed over to Indian officials.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sehwag took to Twitter to welcome the IAF pilot. With a hashtag #WelcomeBackAbhinandan, he wrote, "How proud we are to have you! Bow down to your skills and even more your grit and courage."&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We love you and are filled with pride because of you," Sehwag added.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">How proud we are to have you ! Bow down to your skills and even more your grit and courage 🙏 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeBackAbhinandan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WelcomeBackAbhinandan</a> . We love you and are filled with pride because of you.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreSupposedToTellYouThis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreSupposedToTellYouThis</a> <a href="https://t.co/IfqBFNNa3T">pic.twitter.com/IfqBFNNa3T</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">In my time alive on this 🌎 planet, I haven’t seen a bigger hero. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeBackAbhinandan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WelcomeBackAbhinandan</a></p>
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<p>Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also praised Abhinandan. He wrote, "In my time alive on this planet, I haven’t seen a bigger hero."</p>

<p>Wing Commander Varthaman was captured by Pakistan after his jet went down following a strike by an enemy missile.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Varthaman's MiG 21 was shot and he bailed out after bringing down one Pakistani F-16 fighter during a dogfight to repel a Pakistani attack on Wednesday morning.&nbsp;</p>


Former cricketer Virender Sehwag hailed the arrival of Indian Air Force pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to India. Varthaman has arrived his home country, India via the Attari-Wagah border amid tight security and he was handed over to Indian officials.

Former cricketer Virender Sehwag hailed the arrival of Indian Air Force pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to India. Varthaman has arrived his home country, India via the Attari-Wagah border amid tight security and he was handed over to Indian officials. Sehwag took to Twitter to welcome the IAF pilot. With a hashtag #WelcomeBackAbhinandan, he wrote, "How proud we are to have you! Bow down to your skills and even more your grit and courage." "We love you and are filled with pride because of you," Sehwag added. How proud we are to have you ! Bow down to your skills and even more your grit and courage 🙏 #WelcomeBackAbhinandan . We love you and are filled with pride because of you.#WeAreSupposedToTellYouThis pic.twitter.com/IfqBFNNa3T — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) March 1, 2019 × In my time alive on this 🌎 planet, I haven’t seen a bigger hero. #WelcomeBackAbhinandan — Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) March 1, 2019 × Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also praised Abhinandan. He wrote, "In my time alive on this planet, I haven’t seen a bigger hero." Wing Commander Varthaman was captured by Pakistan after his jet went down following a strike by an enemy missile. Varthaman's MiG 21 was shot and he bailed out after bringing down one Pakistani F-16 fighter during a dogfight to repel a Pakistani attack on Wednesday morning.

Virender Sehwag, Ravichandran Ashwin hail Abhinandan Varthaman's 'grit and courage'

<p>An Indian Air Force (IAF) microlight aircraft on Thursday crashed near Majuli river island district of Assam, killing two pilots.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The crash took place at around 12 in the afternoon when the helicopter was on its routine sortie from Jorhat Air Force station,&rdquo; Indian Air Force sources said.</p>

<p>Rescue teams are at the crash site.</p>

<p>An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.</p>

<p>Today around 12 noon a microlight aircraft airborne from Jorhat for a routine sortie crashed.</p>

<p>The wreckage of the plane has been sighted and a court of inquiry ordered ascertain the cause of the accident.</p>


The micro-light aircraft crashed soon after it took off from the Jorhat airbase on a routine sortie around noon

An Indian Air Force (IAF) microlight aircraft on Thursday crashed near Majuli river island district of Assam, killing two pilots. “The crash took place at around 12 in the afternoon when the helicopter was on its routine sortie from Jorhat Air Force station,” Indian Air Force sources said. Rescue teams are at the crash site. An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident. Today around 12 noon a microlight aircraft airborne from Jorhat for a routine sortie crashed. The wreckage of the plane has been sighted and a court of inquiry ordered ascertain the cause of the accident.

2 IAF pilots killed in aircraft crash in Assam

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Virender Sehwag, Ravichandran Ashwin hail Abhinandan Varthaman's 'grit and courage'

2 IAF pilots killed in aircraft crash in Assam