World Cup-Winning Indian Women’s Team Presents Signed ‘Namo 1’ Jersey to PM Modi During Delhi Celebration
The World Cup-winning Indian women team had a special present for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they called on him at his official residence in New Delhi, Wednesday, November 5.
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New Delhi (India) November 5: Indian women’s cricket team had a unique gift for him as they presented PM Narendra Modi with their signed jersey on Wednesday. The World Cup-winning team met PM Modi at his New Delhi residence and handed an autographed jersey with 'Namo 1' written on it.
Heartfelt Interaction and Memories
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed the winning Indian women cricket team at his residence in New Delhi to celebrate their achievements on Wednesday, 5th. In keeping with his practice of interacting with and celebrating achiever athletes, Prime Minister Modi greeted skipper Harmanpreet and her team members and shared their experiences from a historic campaign.
The players arrived in Delhi on Tuesday and were checked into their team hotel to the rousing welcome of fans and officials. Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues and the rest of squad gathered at once for an each evening in preparation since leaving PM’s residence on n Wednesday afternoon with the World Cup trophy serving as the convoy’s visual centrepiece.
2025 World Cup Win and Bittersweet Memories of 2017 WC
India, under Harmanpreet’s leadership, on Sunday scripted history by lifting their maiden Women World Cup title, laying the hearts and souls of millions of fans to rest. The historic win was in Navi Mumbai, as India outplayed South Africa to emerge winners in a high-scoring and tense final by 52 runs.
PM Modi had an interaction with the entire team on Wednesday. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who had obliged to take a picture with the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi when the team met him in 2017 - without a trophy at hand - remembered those days. Seeing him again now, but as champions of the world, she said made the moment extra sweet — and that they hoped to see more of him in the future.
Inspiration and Recognition
The Prime Minister had his photograph taken with the entire team and the trophy, pictures that will surely belong to Indian cricket’s new iconography. He gave the team full marks for its come back in the tournament after losing three consecutive matches.
Vice Captain Smriti Mandhana shared that PM Modi’s words were inspiring and the whole team has always been inspired by him. She also added that women in India are working in different sectors and doing very well today, thanks to the motivation given by the Prime Minister.
Pratika Rawal Honoured Among Champions
Pratika Rawal, one of India’s top performers in the ongoing ODI World Cup, was instrumental with her batting. Rawal, however, was ruled out of the knockout stage after she picked an ankle injury in India’s last group encounter against Bangladesh and Shafali Verma coming in as her replacement.
After India clinched the title, reports suggested that Rawal did not get a World Cup-winning medal as she was ruled out before the final. Rawal was obviously basking in the glory with her World Cup medal when she and the team greeted the Prime Minister. The gesture shows that the all-rounder was honoured among the title-winning bunch.
