Overview
- At a Nov. 5 gathering at Lok Kalyan Marg, Narendra Modi congratulated the team for a first ODI World Cup title and praised their recovery after three group-stage defeats and online trolling, with the full interaction shared publicly on Nov. 6.
- Modi asked players to promote the Fit India movement and to return to their former schools each year to mentor students as role models.
- Amanjot Kaur gave her winner’s medal to injured teammate Pratika Rawal during a photoshoot with the Prime Minister, and Rawal attended the event in a wheelchair.
- Reports clarified that ICC rules award medals only to members of the final 15-player squad at the tournament’s conclusion, which left Rawal ineligible after her injury replacement.
- The widely viewed video captured light exchanges, including Harleen Deol’s skincare question and a chat about Deepti Sharma’s Hanuman tattoo, and the team presented a signed jersey bearing “NaMo” and the number 1.