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ICC WC 2023 Final: PM Modi Visits Indian Dressing Room To Motivate Players After Loss To Australia

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OB Bureau

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Indian cricket team’s dressing room after it lost the Cricket World Cup 2023 final to Australia in Ahmedabad. Chasing 241 to win, Australia chased it down with six wickets in hand and seven overs to spare. Team India captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were tearful at the end of the final. The rest of the team members too looked very emotional after the loss.

Modi reached out to the players to share their pain and also pass on some motivational words.

Ravindra Jadeja shared the photo of Modi meeting him and the other members of the team:


Jadeja wrote: “We had a great tournament but we ended up short yesterday. We are all heartbroken but the support of our people is keeping us going. PM @narendramodi’s visit to the dressing room yesterday was special and very motivating.”

BCCI secretary Jay Shah also praised the Indian team despite their loss in the final. He said that the Rohit Sharma-led side was excellent throughout the tournament. Shah said that the team showed a lot of hard work, and discipline to reach such heights, and one bad day in the office ended the tournament. He said that the whole country is proud of the achievement of the Men in Blue.

OB Bureau

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