Sourav Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday condoled the demise of football legend Diego Maradona, saying that he watched the football just for the Argentine striker.
"My hero no more ...my mad genius rest in peace. I watched football for you," Ganguly tweeted.
Sprinter Usain Bolt also took to Twitter to express his condolences. "RIP to legend #Maradona," Bolt tweeted.
Spinner Harbhajan Singh also tweeted to express his shock with the passing away of football legend Maradona.
Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara tweeted: "Such sad news of the passing of an icon and a