The captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, Harmanpreet Kaur, said after meeting with Prime Minister Modi that when PM Modi spoke to her, it seemed like the whole country was rooting for her team. Harmanpreet Kaur also said that receiving the support of the Prime Minister of the country is a big problem.
PM Modi received the Indian players who returned from the Commonwealth Games at his residence on Saturday. During this, he thanked the achievements and efforts of the Indian contingent in these games. She also congratulated the Indian women’s cricket team for winning the silver medal.
After this meeting, Harmanpreet said: ‘It is very important to get encouragement from the Prime Minister of the country. When Prime Minister Modi spoke with us, it seemed that the whole country supported us and appreciated our hard work. This is a great achievement for our cricket team.
A few more glimpses of the memorable interaction with the athletes from India, who made us proud at the 2022 CWG. pic.twitter.com/hRlTFJDVru
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 13, 2022
Women’s cricket was first included in the Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham. In their first Commonwealth Games, the Indian team won silver with a strong performance. Here the Indian team almost came close to winning gold, but the match was reversed in the last two overs of the final match. The Australian bowlers defeated the Indian team and won the gold medal match. India had to face defeat by 9 runs here. We report that at Birmingham, the Indian players won a total of 61 medals including 22 gold. India finished fourth in the medal tally here.