- Sunday, February 23, 2025
The Indian PM said the country is proud of the Indian cricket team and called the match historic.
By: India Weekly
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi congratulated his country’s cricketers Saturday (29) after they won the T20 World Cup in a thrilling final against South Africa, ending an 11-year wait for a world-level title.
“We are proud of the Indian Cricket Team,” Modi posted on X, formerly Twitter, adding: “This match was historic.”
The prime minister, re-elected earlier this month, watched India lose the ODI World Cup final on home soil in Ahmedabad last year, at the world’s biggest cricket stadium — which is named after him.
CHAMPIONS!
Our team brings the T20 World Cup home in STYLE!
We are proud of the Indian Cricket Team.
This match was HISTORIC. ?? ? ? pic.twitter.com/HhaKGwwEDt
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 29, 2024
In an accompanying video message Saturday, he told the side: “Today, 1.4 billion people are proud because of your spectacular performance.
“You won the World Cup on the ground. But in every village of India, you’ve won the hearts of people.”
(AFP)
