The T20 World Cup-winning team met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi on Thursday after returning from Barbados. The Indian team returned to India by charter flight and met the Prime Minister soon after. On this occasion, Indian players had breakfast with the Prime Minister and talked to him. The PM also posed for a photograph with champion player and former coach Rahul Dravid. Its video has also surfaced.
In the meeting that lasted for more than an hour, Modi expressed happiness over India's victory and also expressed happiness over overcoming difficult circumstances. In fact, Team India had snatched the almost lost matches against Pakistan and South Africa from the jaws of the opposition team and won.
Prime Minister Modi asked Captain Rohit Sharma that after the victory, when you put a piece of the pitch and the soil there in your mouth, how did it taste? On this, Rohit presented his side before the Prime Minister. At the same time, Virat Kohli, who was struggling with poor form till the final, played a match-winning inning of 76 runs in the final. For this he was given the Player of the Match award. The Prime Minister wanted to know what Virat was thinking before a big match like the final?
At the Team of India Victory Parade there was a huge crowd gathered at Marine Drive. Thousands of fans were present for the victory procession at Marine Drive. The Indian team reached Wankhede Stadium via here.
The team, which defeated South Africa in the final in Bridgetown on Saturday, was delayed from returning home due to a storm on Caribbean soil. Sharma and company could reach home with the trophy only after the Air India charter flight was diverted to the West Indian island. India ended the 11-year ICC trophy drought by defeating South Africa. Team India has won the T20 World Cup trophy after 17 years.