Vidushi Gaur/New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the ICC T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team over breakfast at his residence on Thursday. The team, sporting special jerseys with two stars representing their World Cup wins, celebrated their victory before departing to Delhi airport for a grand victory parade in Mumbai.
A special cake featuring the T20 World Cup trophy was cut at ITC Maurya hotel. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, and Hardik Pandya participated in the cake-cutting.
India ended a 13-year ICC World Cup trophy drought by defeating South Africa by seven runs in the final. Virat Kohli's 76, Hardik Pandya's 3/20, and Jasprit Bumrah's 2/18 were pivotal in the victory, with Bumrah earning 'Player of the Tournament' honors.
Star India batter Virat Kohli expressed his gratitude for the invitation to meet PM Modi. Taking to Instagram, he shared, "What a great honor meeting our honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji today @narendramodi Thank you, sir, for inviting us to the prime minister's residence." Kohli played a crucial role in the final, anchoring the innings with a vital knock of 76.
BCCI President Roger Binny and Secretary Jay Shah gifted a 'NAMO 1' jersey to PM Modi during the meeting. BCCI shared a photo on social media with the caption, "The triumphant Indian Cricket Team met with the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi ji, at his official residence today upon arrival. Sir, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to you for your inspiring words and the invaluable support you have provided to #TeamIndia. Jai Hind."
BCCI President Roger Binny and Secretary Jay Shah gifted a 'NAMO 1' jersey to PM Modi
Kuldeep Yadav took to twitter and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the honour. The post stated, "Honoured to have met our Prime Minister, Shri @narendramodi Sir, and shared our joy with him. Thank you for hosting us so warmly; we were truely touched." Yadav shared a picture shaking hands with Prime Minister Modi.
Kuldeep Yadav shaking hands with PM Modi
Jasprit Bumrah shared some adorable pictures of his family with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his twitter handle. The post mentioned "It was an honour to be invited to our honourable Prime Minister's residence this morning. Thank you so much for your warmth hospitality sir @narendramodi". The pictures featured Bumrah's wife and child with PM Modi. PM Modi is seen talking to Jasprit Bumrah's child Angad Jasprit Bumrah.
Jasprit Bumrah met the Prime Minister with family
The team, support staff, and media were briefly stranded in Barbados due to Hurricane Beryl but arrived in Delhi early Thursday morning on a flight organized by BCCI Secretary Jay Shah.
Upon arrival in Mumbai, a grand victory parade organized by BCCI will be held at Marine Drive and Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai Cricket Association Secretary Ajinkya Naik announced free entry for the public. Shiv Sena leader Pratap Sarnaik confirmed Mumbai-based players, including Captain Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, and Yashasvi Jaiswal, will meet Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Friday.
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