Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, will be meeting the Indian T20 World Cup-winning contingent in New Delhi on July 4 (Thursday). Notably, the Indian men's cricket team etched history after they beat their South African counterpart in a thrilling final at Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday (June 29) to end their world title drought of 11 years.
While Modi was at the stadium in Ahmedabad when India succumbed to a heart-breaking defeat in the ODI World Cup final to Australia in November last year and later paid a visit to the dressing room and gave a speech of encouragement, it is now being reported that the Prime Minister will be meeting the victorious team-led by the same captain and coach.
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While Rohit along with Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja has announced that the T20 World Cup 2024 final was the last time he donned the Indian Blues in the shortest format, this was also coach Rahul Dravid's last assignment with the Indian side.
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Post the title-winning effort though, the Men in Blue were left stranded in Barbados for a few days because of hurricane but after finally on their way back, thanks to a special Air India flight that has flown in from India to fetch them home. The aircraft reportedly has the call name AIC24WC and is set to arrive in India's national capital early on July 4 morning.
PM Modi had earlier shared a video message for the team immediately after they had won the final to clinch their second T20 World Cup.
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"CHAMPIONS! Our team brings the T20 World Cup home in STYLE! We are proud of the Indian cricket team. This match was HISTORIC," he had captioned a video message on X.
Modi even talked to Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid and Rohit over the phone, sharing pictures of them on his social media.