Breakfast for Champions: PM hosts T20 World Cup-winning Indian Cricket Workforce

The triumphant Indian cricket group, arrived in Delhi within the early hours of Thursday after their T20 World Cup victory in Barbados on June 29. They obtained a rousing welcome. Followers thronged the airport to catch a glimpse of their cricketing heroes, who had made the nation proud by profitable an ICC World Cup Trophy for the primary time in 13 years. India’s final Cricket World Cup win was in 2011.

Your complete nation needed to wait 4 lengthy days to welcome their heroes again after the T20 World Cup win. 

After Workforce India’s thrilling 7-run win within the finals in opposition to South Africa, they have been stranded within the Caribbean islands as Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Barbados on June 30, 2024.

Icing on the cake

The icing on the cake for the grand homecoming of the ‘Males in Blue’ on a particular chartered flight on Thursday was their breakfast assembly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg.

After leaving the airport, the profitable group and accompanying BCCI officers proceeded to ITC Maurya Sheraton Lodge and spent few hours earlier than heading out to satisfy the Prime Minister Modi.

PM Modi interacted with every member of the Successful Workforce (cricketers, coaches and the BCCI high officers). The conversations with Workforce India have been candid with a lot of laughter and discussions round essential turning factors that went in India’s favour within the match. 

Modi congratulated them for his or her exemplary efficiency on the world stage.

PM Modi, who was handed the T20 World Cup trophy by captain Rohit Sharma and Coach Rahul Dravid, posed for the photograph with the profitable group. BCCI President Roger Binny and Secretary Jay Shah have been additionally current on the event.

“A wonderful assembly with our Champions! Hosted the World Cup profitable group at 7, LKM and had a memorable dialog on their experiences via the match”, mentioned a ‘X’ put up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the assembly.

THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT 

Thursday’s assembly with PM Modi was in sharp distinction to the grim scenes witnessed on November 19 final 12 months when India misplaced to Australia within the ODI World Cup last in Ahmedabad. 

The loss then was painful as Workforce India had received ten matches on the trot earlier than shedding within the finals. Most cricketers’ then appeared glum, heads hung low with disappointment writ throughout their faces.

With a sombre temper within the dressing room, PM Modi himself visited them to raise the spirits of Indian cricketers and provided his recommendation.

Nonetheless, this time the ‘Males in Blue’ have been a cheerful lot, wore a particular jersey for his or her assembly with PM Modi with letters of the phrase ‘CHAMPIONS’ written in daring. The particular jersey additionally sported two stars over the BCCI’s emblem.

Rohit Sharma’s World Cup profitable Workforce later left for Mumbai the place a victory parade was organised within the night for them from the Marine Drive to the Wankhede Stadium.

Thursday was a really memorable day for tens of millions of Indian cricket followers who got here out in good numbers to cheer the ‘Males in Blue’ and Rohit’s group for ending the 13 12 months ICC World Cup Trophy drought!