Colombo, on April 6 (Ians), Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he thought that the winning side of the 1996 World Cup of Sri Lanka with their aggressive and unique typing style gave birth to the T20 cricket.
In an interaction with the members of the winning team of the World Cup, notably Sanath Jayasuriya, Chaminda Vaas, Aravinda de Silva, Marvan Atapattu, Raviundi Pushpakumara, Upul Chandana, Kumar Dharmasena and Rmesh Kaluwitharana, PM Modi discussed the cricket and the Indian relationship between India and Sri Lavebana during India and Sri Lavebana during visit to the island.
“Welcome, I feel very happy to have had the opportunity to meet you all. Your team is such that is still recalled in India, the blows you have given, people have still not forgotten,” joked the PM.
He underlined how the victory of the India World Cup in 1983 and Sri Lanka’s victory in 1996 played transformer roles in the world cricket landscape.
“When India won the World Cup in 1983 and when you did in 1996, the two victories changed the world of cricket. I think the birth of T20 came from how you played in this tournament,” he said.
The PM recalled the visit of India to Sri Lanka in 1996 despite an explosion of bomb, calling it as a strong symbol of the sporting spirit and lasting friendship. The PM gave an example of how he visited Sri Lanka immediately after the 2019 terrorist attacks and said that the spirit of India remains the same.
“I remember when India decided that” we are going to play “when all the teams fled after the explosions of the bomb, I saw that all the players appreciated us. The difficulties that Sri Lanka faced, we did not leave them alone. Sportsman Spirit has won against the explosions of bombs and we are still carrying the same spirit, “said Prime Minister Modi.
The Sri Lankan players asked the PM Modi to support the development of a high quality cricket field in the northern part of Sri Lanka, in particular Jaffna.
The cricket players appreciated and thanked Prime Minister Modi for the generous help of India during the economic crisis of Sri Lanka. Prime Minister Modi reiterated India’s commitment to the “first” policy of the district “, citing India’s support in Myanmar during a recent earthquake as another example.
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