On Wednesday, November 5, after the Women in Blue won the Women’s World Cup 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the Indian women’s cricket team at his home on Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi.
After three straight losses and a lot of backlash on social media, Modi praised the team’s tremendous recovery and complimented them on their accomplishment.
The Prime Minister was shown a signed team jersey that bore the words “NAMO 1” by the players. Mithun Manhas, president of the BCCI, also attended the ceremony. After losing to England in the World Cup final at Lord’s in 2017, the team met with the Prime Minister, as captain Harmanpreet Kaur remembered. She said that this time, they were happy to meet him as champions, but the last time, they had met him without the trophy.
With 434 runs in nine innings, Smriti Mandhana finished the tournament as the second-highest run scorer and cited the Prime Minister’s support as a source of inspiration for the squad. She claimed that the Prime Minister’s encouragement had been crucial to the advancement of females nationwide, who were thriving in all spheres of life.
Deepti Sharma, who scored 215 runs and claimed 22 wickets to win Player of the Tournament, said she was thrilled to meet the Honorable PM. She remembered his 2017 remarks in which he urged the athletes to keep putting in the effort necessary to achieve their goals. Her Instagram post titled “Jai Shri Ram” and her tattoo of Hanuman, which she described as her source of strength, have drawn attention from the prime minister.
The captain questioned the prime minister about how he maintains his composure and concentration throughout the exchange. “Being in the present has become a natural habit for me,” he responded. Additionally, he mentioned Harleen Deol’s well-known catch versus England in 2021, which he had publicly praised.
In the title match, the Prime Minister also praised Amanjot Kaur’s catch to eliminate South Africa Women captain Laura Wolvaardt and Harmanpreet’s act of pocketing the match ball after the final. Players should keep their eyes on the prize after the catch, he said, but they should concentrate on the ball while catching.
The Prime Minister responded to Kranti Gaud’s expression of her brother’s admiration for him by extending an invitation to meet. In order to encourage students to pursue fitness and sports, the Prime Minister has asked the athletes to visit schools and spread the word about the “Fit India” program, particularly among young females.
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