My hero no more: Sourav Ganguly, India’s cricketers lead tribute to Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona, considered one of the greatest footballers, died on Wednesday at the age of 60 due to a cardiac arrest. His death has saddened the footballing world and billions from all over the globe have poured their hearts out paying tribute to the football legend. In India, a country that Diego Maradona visited a couple of times, the outpouring of grief has been prominent. Cricketers, led by BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, paid their tribute to Diego Maradona. Ganguly shared a photo where he is with Diego Maradona and captioned it, “My hero no more ..my mad genius rest in  peace ..I watched football for you..”

Apart from Sourav Ganguly, Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Kuldeep Yadav and Manoj Tiwary all paid their tributes to Diego Maradona. Sachin Tendulkar, on his Twitter handle, wrote, “Football and the world of sports has lost one of its greatest players today. Rest in Peace Diego Maradona! You shall be missed.”

RIP Diego Maradona. He changed the way the beautiful game of football is played. True genius.

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) November 26, 2020

Virat Kohli, Kuldeep Yadav and Manoj Tiwary also paid their tributes to Diego Maradona, all hailing him a legend and a great loss for the game of football.

A true genius ! RIP Legend#diegomaradona pic.twitter.com/lI5NfTVeib

— Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18) November 25, 2020

Maradona’s brilliant career

In his international career with Argentina, Maradona earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups, including the 1986 World Cup in Mexico where he captained Argentina and led them to victory over West Germany in the final, and won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.

My hero no more ..my mad genius rest in peace ..I watched football for you.. pic.twitter.com/JhqFffD2vr

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) November 25, 2020

In the 1986 World Cup quarter final, he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory over England that entered football history for two different reasons. The first goal was an unpenalized handling foul known as the "Hand of God", while the second goal followed a 60 meter dribble past five England players, voted "Goal of the Century" by FIFA.com voters in 2002.

Huge loss for the entire Sporting community!
Rest in Peace #Legend#RIP #diegomaradona pic.twitter.com/UWvVyhSKbe

— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) November 25, 2020

The Argentinian was the first player in football history to set the world record transfer fee twice, first when he transferred to Barcelona for a then world record GBP 5 million, and second, when he transferred to Napoli for another record fee GBP 6.9 million.

Football and the world of sports has lost one of its greatest players today.
Rest in Peace Diego Maradona!
You shall be missed. pic.twitter.com/QxhuROZ5a5

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 25, 2020

Diego Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys during his club career, and is most famous for his time at Napoli and Barcelona where he won numerous accolades.