Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Roger Binny and Secretary Jay Shah presented the ‘NAMO 1’ jersey to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence on Thursday. The BCCI took to social media and shared a photo of Roger Binny and Jay Shah presenting PM Modi with the Indian cricket team jersey with the caption that reads, “The triumphant Indian cricket team met with the honorable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modiji, at your official residence today sir, we extend our sincere gratitude to you for your inspiring words and the invaluable support you have provided to #TeamIndia,” the Indian Cricket Board wrote in the X.
The triumphant Indian Cricket Team met the Honorable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modiji, at his official residence today.
Sir, we extend our sincere gratitude to you for your inspiring words and the invaluable support you have provided to… pic.twitter.com/9muKYmUVkU
-BCCI (@BCCI) July 4, 2024
Earlier in the day, PM Modi also had an interaction with the World Cup winning team in New Delhi. He interacted with coach Rahul Dravid and members of the Indian Cricket Team during the meeting.
India’s T20 World Cup winning team touched down in the national capital to a warm welcome to the fans who were eagerly waiting to see their favorite heroes and the trophy.
During the meeting with the Prime Minister, the ‘Men in Blue’ wore a special jersey with two stars over the BCCI emblem. The stars represent the two T20 World Cup victories.
India ended a 13-year ICC World Cup trophy drought with a victory in the final, defeating South Africa by seven runs on Saturday. Virat Kohli’s 76 helped India reach 176/7, while Hardik Pandya (20/3) and Jasprit Bumrah (18/2) helped India restrict the Proteas to 169/8 despite Heinrich Klaasen’s 52 in just 27 balls. Bumrah, who took 15 scalps during the tournament at an impressive economy rate of 4.17, was awarded ‘Player of the Tournament’ honours.
Squadron members, support staff, their families and media were stranded in Barbados, which was hit by Hurricane Beryl, at that stage a category four hurricane that passed through Barbados, with Grantley Adams International Airport in Bridgetown closed for three days.
The flight was organized by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah and departed on July 2 before arriving in Delhi at around 6 am on Thursday. Board officials and members of the tournament’s media contingent were also on the flight.
From the airport, Team India arrived at the ITC Maurya hotel, where they stayed before meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Additionally, a special cake with the T20 World Cup trophy was cut at the hotel to celebrate the victory.
Rohit, Virat, Dravid and all-rounder Hardik Pandya were among the stars who participated in the cake cutting. The cake featured the trophy and some photos of Indian stars.
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