Rohit Sharma's T20 World Champions Meet PM Modi At His Residence

12.07.2024 - 22:19 sports.ndtv.com

The T20 World Cup 2024 gala featuring the Indian team reached the doorsteps of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. The Indian team, after landing in New Delhi around 6:00 AM freshened up at the ITC Maurya Hotel before taking the team bus to PM Modi's residence.

The Rohit Sharma-led team had a brief dance performance at the hotel after embracing a grand welcome. Not long after, the players, led by skipper Rohit, cut a special cake at the hotel before they headed off to meet the Prime Minister.

At around 1:00 PM, the Indian left PM Modi's residence for the Delhi airport, from where they will be flying to Mumbai for the next round of celebrations. #WATCH | Indian Cricket team meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg.Team India arrived at Delhi airport today morning after winning the T20 World Cup in Barbados on 29th June.

pic.twitter.com/840otjWkic Notably, the Prime Minister had congratulated the Men in Blue for their World Cup over a phone call after the final last Saturday.

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Gautam Gambhir's appointment as head coach of the Indian team has raised doubts over the future of veteran batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Both Rohit and Virat announced their T20I retirements after the T20 World Cup final last month. While the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah assured that Rohit will lead the team during the ICC Champions Trophy and the World Test Championship (WTC) in 2025, it is not clear whether he and Virat will be available for the next ODI World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in 2027.

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