Hours after the newly-crowned T20 World Champions touched down in the national capital early Thursday morning, the Rohit Sharma-led outfit called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his official residence 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, continuing a hectic schedule that awaited them through the day.

The team proudly flaunted the specially-designed kit with CHAMPIONS written in bold letters during their breakfast meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that lasted close to two hours. The Prime Minister on his part, congratulated them for their stunning victory and later hosted them for breakfast.

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“An excellent meeting with our Champions! Hosted the World Cup winning team at 7, LKM and had a memorable conversation on their experiences through the tournament,” PM Modi posted on his social media handle.

~ Snapshot from earlier today when the #RohitSharma -led Indian team met PM #NarendraModi over breakfast at his residence.#IndianCricketTeam #BCCI #ViratKohli #JaspritBumrah #RavindraJadeja #RahulDravid #VictoryParade #Mumbai #sports #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/4Ao4R7DOoj

— The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) July 4, 2024

BCCI president Roger Binny and secretary Jay Shah, who were also present on the occasion, presented the ‘Namo 1’ jersey to PM Modi. After their meeting, Team India players also took to social media, thanking the Prime Minister for hosting them.

BCCI Secretary #JayShah and President #RogerBinny presented the ‘Namo 1’ jersey to Prime Minister #NarendraModi. The Indian Cricket Team met with PM Narendra Modi at his official residence today.@narendramodi | @JayShah | @RogerBinnyBCCI | #IndianCricketTeam #Delhi #WorldCup… pic.twitter.com/0k3vJX3o8u

— The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) July 4, 2024

“What a great honour meeting our honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji today @narendramodi. Thank you sir for inviting us to the Prime Minister’s residence,” Virat Kohli posted on X.

“Such a privilege to meet our honourable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji. Thank you for hosting us sir,” Pandya wrote.

Dedicating the win to every Indian, Axar Patel, one of the architects of the victory, wrote, “Honoured to present our World Cup win with the Prime Minister! This victory is for every Indian.”

Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah wrote, “It was an honour to be invited to our honourable Prime Minister’s residence this morning. Thank you so much for your warmth and hospitality sir.”

| The Indian cricket team, led by captain Rohit Sharma, met with PM #NarendraModi at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg.@narendramodi | @ImRo45 | @imVkohli | @BCCI | #IndianCricketTeam #Delhi #sports #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/9dyhmrkEhz

— The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) July 4, 2024

World Cup final hero Suryakumar Yadav also expressed his delight at meeting the PM, “Honoured to have met our esteemed Prime Minister, as World Champions.”

| Team India’s aircraft received a water cannon salute upon arrival in Mumbai.#VictoryParade #IndianCricketTeam #MrineDrive #Mumbai #sports #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/vh5pKUklGc

— The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) July 4, 2024

After the meeting, the players left for the hotel briefly before proceeding to the IGI airport for their next flight to Mumbai, where the winning outfit participated in an open bus victory parade that was followed by a felicitation ceremony at the iconic Wankhede Stadium.

| T20 World Cup 2024 champions, has arrived in Mumbai. They will have a victory parade in the city shortly to celebrate their victory.#VictoryParade #IndianCricketTeam #MarineDrive #Mumbai #RohitSharma #ViratKohli #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/OUDmn2O0Ho

— The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) July 4, 2024