PM Narendra Modi, congratulates Team India and special thanks to Rahul Dravid
- Posted on June 30, 2024
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- By Arijit Dutta
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Prime Minister Modi congratulated India's cricket team on their T20 World Cup victory over South Africa. He praised captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and coach Rahul Dravid. The win sparked nationwide celebrations and marked India's first ICC title in 11 years.
This was aired today that today Prime Minister Narendra Modi has talked over telephone with Indian Cricket Team as they won T20 World Cup against South Africa.
On the call made, PM Modi praised Rohit Sharma for the great work done in captaincy and also commended Virat Kohli on his showing in the final match. The Prime Ministers conversation comes after Sharma and Kohli have also recently stepped down from T20 International cricket with Kohli declaring his retirement for the format immediately after the victorious match and Sharma during the post-match press conference.
In particular, the outgoing Head Coach Rahul Dravid received a positive feedback for his work as he stayed with the team for around two years and six months. PM Modi also extended his gratitude to Dravid for the service he provided to Indian cricket.
The Prime Minister also congratulated other deserving players including Hardik Pandya for the final over and Surya Kumar Yadav for a fabulous catch to dispose of David Miller.
In the video message that he released yesterday, PM Modi said that he is proud of the team and they are perfect and they ‘won the world cup and also the hearts of crores of Indians’.
The celebration ensued when people took to the streets and were seen waving the Indian flag in joy. The micro blogging site was filled with congratulations messages and pictures of celebrations as India won the ICC trophy 11 years after defeating South Africa in a seven wicket victory in Kensington Oval, Barbados.
This is a record in the books of T20 world cup for Indian cricket as it has come to an end for the team’s hunt for ICC trophy and has ensured a supremacy of India in the shortest format of the cricket.
