The whole of India is currently celebrating the victory of T20 World Cup 2024 with Team India. The Indian team reached Delhi this morning after winning the 2024 World Cup title in the West Indies. Team India was given a warm welcome in Delhi. After this, Team India reached Maurya Hotel in Delhi. Then Team India met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The video of which has also surfaced.

Team India's special meeting with PM Modi

Team India players spent about two hours at Prime Minister Modi's residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. During this time, the players also got a photoshoot done with PM Modi.

During the team photo, Prime Minister Modi was seen standing with captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid. But PM Modi did not touch the T20 World Cup trophy. There is a special reason behind why PM Modi did this. Actually, there is a belief that only champions touch the World Cup trophy. Although the PM of the country also has the right to touch the World Cup trophy, but PM Modi did not touch the trophy to honor the players. PM Modi is being praised a lot for this step. On the other hand, a photo of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi taken after the 1983 World Cup has also gone viral on social media.

A memorable occasion as #TeamIndia got the opportunity to meet the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modiji in Delhi @narendramodi , @JayShah pic.twitter.com/eqJ7iv9yVw

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 4, 2024

Indira Gandhi's 1983 World Cup photo goes viral

Team India won its first ICC World Cup in 1983. India did such a feat by defeating West Indies in the final that it surprised the whole world. Actually, West Indies was the strongest team of that time and India won the title by defeating them. The then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi gave a grand welcome to the Indian players in India.

Then Indira Gandhi also got a photoshoot done with the World Cup winning team and she was standing holding the World Cup trophy.

There was a grand welcome in 2007 and 2011 too

In 2007, under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, Team India created history and won the first T20 World Cup. Team India was then given a grand welcome in India. The then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met the team players and also praised them for the victory. At the same time, when Team India won the 2011 World Cup at home, Pratibha Patil was the President of the country and she also met the team players and also got photographs taken.