India’s captain for the Australia T20Is, Suryakumar on Saturday sent a heartfelt message to all the fans of the Indian Cricket Team for their endless support throughout the World Cup 2023. The men in blue were expected to end the drought of ICC titles by defeating Australia in the final in Ahmedabad and lifting the trophy for the third time. But the Aussies turned out to be the best team last Sunday, beating India by 6 wickets to win a record 6th title.
In a video posted by BCCI, Suryakumar said the entire team is disappointed by the results of the final and will take time to recover from the jolt. At the same time, he thanked the fans for their support.
“As you all know, it’s been 4-5 days since the end of the World Cup. Everyone is disappointed, including us. But the support that we received from our fans in India and abroad was amazing to witness, and I would like to say that at the end of the day, this is a sport and it teaches us a lot, like how to go ahead and move on in life. I just want to say that please maintain the support you have given us all the time," said Suryakumar in a video posted by the BCCI.
Suryakumar further thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting the Indian dressing and motivating the disappointed members of the Indian Cricket Team.
“As you all saw after the final ended, our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji also met us in the dressing room and motivated us," Surya said.
“He said, ‘It is a sport, and this happens – the ups and downs. You have to take all these things in your stride.’ Yes, it will take time to get over and come out of this. But his motivational words and coming to meet all of us for five-six minutes was very big; a leader of the country coming into the dressing room and motivating the team was huge for all of us," he added.
The dynamic Indian batter further assured that taking lessons from the loss against Australia in the final, the team will prepare for the forthcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024, in the US and the West Indies, and hopefully win the title in the West.
“We listened to PM Modi’s words carefully and he also spent time with us. But we will try to play very well in future tournaments. We again have an ICC tournament to come in the next year and we will play in future events with the intensity shown in this World Cup and hopefully, we will win it," he added.
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