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The Indian women's cricket team had an official meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday after their memorable World Cup win on Sunday. India defeated South Africa in the final to lift their historic maiden Women's World Cup title.

PM Modi interacted with the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side at his residence in Lok Kalyan Marg, congratulated the Women in Blue for their incredible success. The team was accompanied by the head coach, Amol Muzumdar and BCCI president Mithun Manhas. The conversation between PM and the Indian team was full of inspiring stories, a bit of laughter and encouragement. PM Modi interacted with each and every player and got to know about their respective stories in this tough and inspirational journey.

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During the official dinner with the team, PM Modi came up with a heartfelt gesture as he offered some food to the injured Pratika Rawal, who was in a wheelchair due to the injury she suffered during the tournament. Notably, an ankle injury during the match against Bangladesh ruled Pratika out of the semifinal and the all-important final. She was replaced by Shafali Verma in the side.

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"Aapko koi kuch de nahi raha, kya pasand hai aapko?" Modi said while offering Pratika a treat. (No one is giving you anything. What do you like?) The video of this instance has gone viral on social media.

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During the interaction, Pratika revealed that the team decided to win the World Cup for her and expressed her gratitude to her teammates for a memorable gesture to carry her to the podium during the trophy lifting ceremony in Navi Mumbai. "When I got injured, the entire team decided to win the World Cup for me. None of the players on the team told me, but someone else told me. When I was sitting outside and we won the World Cup, they took me on the stage despite being in a wheelchair and despite technically not being a part of the squad; I was the 16th player. So this team is like a family, when you respect each other, and when a family like this plays with unity, then it becomes close to impossible to beat such a team. So we deserved to play the final and win the final as well," Rawal said.

PM Modi agreed with Pratika and said that team spirit is most important in a sport. "Team spirit is the most important in any sport. It doesn't need to be shown only on the field, but when you stay together for 24 hours, a special bond is created among the team. It helps players cover up the weakness of a teammate and encourage the strength of the other," Modi said.

 

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