"It's A Big Thing For Us": Suryakumar Yadav On PM Narendra Modi's Dressing Room Visit

Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav opened up about how Prime Minister Narendra Modi motivated them after they suffered the loss in the final of the ICC World Cup 2023. Suryakumar revealed that the Indian Prime Minister told them to take the defeat in the stride as there are ups and downs in life.

India were at the receiving end of a heartbreaking loss in the final of the ICC World Cup 2023. The Men in Blue were thrashed by Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad by 6 wickets. The loss hurt because they played like champions throughout the tournament but tumbled in the final.

India entered the final on the back of 10 consecutive games and it seemed that everything was in their favour. However, Australia outplayed them with both bat and ball. The Rohit Sharma-led succumbed to pressure and lost the 10th consecutive ICC tournament.

After the defeat, players were completely shattered and were in tears. The Indian players looked in utter disbelief but they were lifted up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who went inside the dressing room. The PM of India met each and every player and told them to be positive and be proud of how they have played in the tournament.

Suryakumar Yadav admitted that they all were disappointed after the loss and also thanked fans for supporting him. He also talked about what PM Narendra Modi told them. Speaking in a video posted by BCCI, he explained:
“As you all know it’s been 4-5 days since the World Cup concluded, we are disappointed just like everyone. The support that we got from fans in India and all over the world was fantastic. I just want to say at the end of the day it’s sport which makes us learn a lot including how to move forward. The love which you guys have shown over the year, keep that maintained.

“As the World Cup got over and we were in dressing room, our Prime Minister Narendra Modi came there, met everyone and motivated us. He said ‘it’s a sport and it happens and there are ups and downs in life. You should take this in your stride’. Yes, it’ll take time to sink in but his 5-6 minutes motivation in the dressing room, meeting everyone that’s itself a big thing.”

It was a big thing for us – Suryakumar Yadav in Narendra Modi meeting players

Suryakumar Yadav further added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting players was a big thing for them. He added that they will give their best in the next tournaments. He elaborated:

“A leader of the nation comes and meets the sports team in the dressing team, motivates them, it was a big thing for us. We listened to what he said, spent time with him. We will try our best in future tournaments. There’s an ICC tournaments, we will play in the same fashion in that and hopefully we will win.”

Suryakumar Yadav is currently captaining India in the T20I series. He scored 80 runs in the first game and will be next seen in action on 26th November.