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Sri Lanka's 1996 WC-winning side gave birth to T20 cricket, says PM
The Statesman Kolkata
|April 07, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that he believes Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup-winning side with their aggressive and unique style of batting gave birth to T20 cricket.
In an interaction with the members of the World Cup winning squad including Sanath Jayasuriya, Chaminda Vaas, Aravinda de Silva, Marvan Atapattu, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Upul Chandana, Kumar Dharmasena and Romesh Kaluwitharana, PM Modi discussed cricket and the strong relationship between India and Sri Lanka during his visit to the island nation.
"Welcome, I feel very happy that I got the opportunity to meet all of you. Your team is such that is still remembered in India, the beating that you guys gave, the people have still not forgotten," the PM joked.
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