Gloomy November 19 To Jubilant July 4: Journey Of Workforce India’s Two Conferences With PM Narendra Modi

The final time the Indian males’s cricket group shared the room with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it was the Ahmedabad dressing room full of an environment of gloom, heartbreak and distraught, however right now, as the identical group met PM Modi at his residence, it was a surreal show of satisfaction and pleasure. The previous assembly happened within the Indian group’s dressing room on November 19, final yr, because the Males in Blue after 10 dominating victories didn’t cross the ultimate hurdle in opposition to Australia within the ODI World Cup at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.

The defeat had left your complete nation heartbroken, as India had not simply misplaced a World Cup after such an unprecedented present of dominance, but it surely as soon as once more fell quick on the house turf, in opposition to arch-rivals Australia, a group that had already given loads of heartbreaks to India within the 75-something years of rivalry.

Because the watch for the following ICC trophy — after the Champions Trophy win in 2013 — crossed a decade, the teary-eyed gamers left for his or her dressing rooms after post-match displays, to fully specific their feelings after as soon as once more regardless of giving their finest, they fell wanting the ending line.

Throughout these heartbreaking moments, PM Modi got here to cheer up the nation’s most cherished and beloved group of boys. He went to every participant one after the other, shaking their fingers or hugging them, comforting them along with his phrases, and asking them to maintain their morale up.

He went to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, two of the nation’s largest cricketing superstars, consoling them by saying “It occurs, you’ve received 10 video games straight” and urged them to maintain one another’s morale up.

The 2 legends did not know then, they’d be standing in a totally totally different place just a few months later.

Quick ahead to 2024, and occasions have modified for good. From gloomy, depressed faces after a defeat at Ahmedabad, Males in Blue returned to India as undefeated T20 champions of the world, battling totally different and tough opponents, situations, pitches, and match conditions on their method in the direction of the championship trophy.

The gamers’ faces are full of satisfaction, jubilation and pleasure. There’s a sense of aid to have lastly secured a World Cup as a bunch, which incorporates stars like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, and head coach Rahul Dravid, whose journey in the direction of immortality and greatness was stopped by Australia simply seven months in the past.

The promise made to the nation was lastly fulfilled within the Caribbean, which was, apparently, the place the place probably the most heartbreaking chapters of Indian cricket was written again in 2007: A primary-round exit within the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.

It was after this humiliating exit underneath Rahul Dravid’s captaincy that Males in Blue went on to win the T20 World Cup (2007), ICC Cricket World Cup (2011) and ICC Champions Trophy (2013) back-to-back-to-back underneath MS Dhoni to finish a memorable white-ball cricket treble. Dravid, then the captain, lastly returned again house along with his first huge trophy in worldwide cricket, as a coach.

After their T20 WC triumph, gamers have been seen laughing, and interacting joyously with the Prime Minister, as they talked in regards to the match. Prime Minister posed for an image with your complete group of gamers and coaches, holding the trophy together with skipper Rohit and coach Dravid.

Throughout their assembly with the Prime Minister, the ‘Males in Blue’ wore a particular jersey sporting two stars over the BCCI’s emblem. The celebrities represented the 2 T20 World Cup wins. The phrase ‘CHAMPIONS’ was written on the jersey in daring letters.

Earlier right now, the T20 World Cup-winning Indian group touched down within the nationwide capital, to a heat welcome from followers, who have been eagerly ready to catch a glimpse of their favorite heroes and the trophy.

The successful group together with the assist employees, their households, and the media have been caught in Barbados, because the island nation was hit by Hurricane Beryl. Lastly, they boarded the particular flight organised by BCCI Secretary Jay Shah on Wednesday.

Workforce India reached the ITC Maurya Resort, the place additionally they reduce a particular cake that includes the T20 World Cup trophy to have a good time the historic win.

As many successful groups do throughout all sports activities, the Rohit-led facet is scheduled to have an open-top bus journey in Mumbai at Marine Drive and the enduring Wankhede Stadium from 5:00 pm onwards to have a good time an event, the nation has witnessed after 13 lengthy years.

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