Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Team India in their dressing room after Australia defeated the host nation by 6 wickets in the ICC World Cup 2023 final.
The PM spoke to the players and the support staff members and lauded them for their performance throughout the tournament.
He hugged pacer Mohammed Shami and even held the hands of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
The Men in Blue were unbeaten till the semi-final but lost to the Pat Cummins’ team in the deciding game.
India were dismissed for 240 runs, with KL Rahul and Virat Kohli scoring fifties.
Travis Head’s hundred took Australia to their sixth World Cup title, and he was named the Player of the Match.