India won their first ICC title on Sunday, defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final in Navi Mumbai. Following their World Cup win, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited the entire team to meet.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met the World Cup-winning Indian women's cricket team at his residence and praised the players for their "perseverance and brilliant comeback" after enduring a tough phase of three consecutive defeats in the World Cup. Prime Minister Modi also spoke to the players about the trolling they faced on social media after the consecutive defeats and praised them for displaying tremendous mental toughness in making a brilliant comeback and creating history.

Harmanpreet Kaur recalls their 2017 meeting

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur also recalled meeting the Prime Minister in 2017 without a trophy. She said she hopes he will achieve more success and continue to meet with her. Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana said the Prime Minister has inspired her and has been a source of inspiration for all of them. The Indian cricket team arrived in Delhi on Tuesday evening to meet the Prime Minister.

Deepti Sharma's tattoo was discussed

During the conversation, Player of the Tournament Deepti Sharma told Prime Minister Modi that she had been waiting to meet him since 2017. When the Prime Minister mentioned the "Jai Shri Ram" inscription on her Instagram bio and the Hanuman tattoo on her hand, Deepti smiled and said that it gives her strength.

Harleen Deol asked PM Modi about his skin care routine

Indian women's team cricketer Harleen Deol asked the Prime Minister about his skin care routine. Harleen said that his (PM Modi's) skin glows very brightly. Narendra Modi laughed at this and was also a little embarrassed. Sneha Rana then told the Prime Minister that this is due to the love of the countrymen. PM Modi said that he has been in government for so many years, and receiving the blessings of the people has an impact.

There was also talk about Amanjot Kaur's catch

Prime Minister Modi also jokingly mentioned Amanjot Kaur's catch in the final, which she took on the third attempt after taking two catches. He said that before taking the catch, you might have seen the ball, but afterward, you would have seen the trophy. Kranti Gaur told the Prime Minister that her brother was a big fan of his, to which the Prime Minister extended an open invitation to meet him.

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