Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Harmanpreet Kaur thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the words of motivation he had shared with them after their 2017 World Cup final loss to England, saying that this helped them work even harder and finally lift their maiden trophy. PM Modi interacted with the country’s World Cup-winning contingent and hosted them at his residence on November 5 evening. “Sir, I still remember when we met you back in 2017. At that time, we hadn’t brought the trophy home, but today it’s a great honour for us to present to you the trophy we’ve been working hard for all these years. You’ve doubled our happiness today, and it truly means a lot to us. Our aim now is that in the future, we continue to meet you again and again and keep taking pictures with you and the team,” Harmanpreet told PM Modi.
Listening to the skipper’s words, PM Modi said, “You all have really done something incredible. In India, cricket is not just a sport — it has become a way of life for the people. When cricket goes well, the whole of India feels good. And if things go even slightly wrong, the whole country gets shaken. Even when you lost three matches in a row, there was trolling, and everyone started criticising you.” In her message to PM Modi after their meetup, Kaur thanked the PM for his words of wisdom that he shared when they met after the 2017 World Cup, and said that it felt really good talking to him again.
“When we met in 2017, we had just lost the final. But at that time, sir, you motivated us a lot — you told us how to play and give our best whenever the next opportunity came. And today, after finally winning the trophy, it felt amazing to talk to you again.” Mandhana, who was also part of the Indian contingent that met Modi after the 2017 World Cup loss to England, said that the team came empty-handed when they last met him, but eventually managed to stand up to his expectations and brought the trophy home.
