Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday mentioned he had a memorable dialog with the members of T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team, discussing their journey on the recently-concluded ICC occasion in USA and the Caribbean.
The Rohit Sharma-led facet, that gained the T20 World Cup by defeating South Africa final week, arrived in Delhi early morning after being stranded in Bridgetown, Barbados on account of class 4 hurricane.
“An excellent meeting with our Champions! Hosted the World Cup winning team at 7, LKM and had a memorable conversation on their experiences through the tournament,” Modi posted on ‘X’ together with photos.
The crew landed in Delhi amid a lot fanfare earlier than heading to the Prime Minister’s residence for breakfast, the place they spent shut to 2 hours.
The Prime Minister’s Office had earlier shared an over minute-long video the place the gamers have been seen participating in a hearty chat, sitting in a circle round Modi.
Captain Rohit Sharma was to the suitable of PM Modi whereas head coach Rahul Dravid was to his left.
The gamers wore particular customised jerseys with the world ‘CHAMPIONS’ written in daring letters on the entrance and two stars, denoting two T20 World Cup titles, above the Team India crest on the highest left nook. All of them have been seen flashing smiles as they chatted with the PM. The gamers additionally posed for image with the PM.
On the event, BCCI president Roger Binny and secretary Jay Shah introduced the Prime Minister with a personalized Team India jersey with ‘NAMO’ and ‘1’ inscribed on it in daring.