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'Resilience and comeback': Modi lauds winning squad

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November 06, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met the triumphant Indian women’s cricket team at his residence and lauded the players for their “remarkable resilience and comeback” in the World Cup after enduring a tough phase marked by three consecutive defeats.

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The Prime Minister also referred to the trolling the players had faced on social media after the early setbacks and praised them for showing exemplary mental strength to bounce back and script history.

Recalling their earlier meeting with Modi after the 2017 World Cup, captain Harmanpreet Kaur said the team had then come without a trophyh hopefully they will achieve success and get to meet him more often.

Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana said the Prime Minister's words were a huge source of motivation.

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