T20 WC 2024 | "A great honour": Kohli shares a post after the meeting with Modi

Team India stalwart batsman Virat Kohli on Thursday expressed his views after he and his fellow teammates met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New DelhiPM Modi met the T20 World Cup 2024winning Team India over breakfast at his residenceFollowing the meeting Virat took to Instagram and expressed his gratitude for the invitation to the Prime Ministers residenceWhat a great honour meeting our honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji today narendramodi Thank you sir for inviting us to the prime ministers residence he wrote Taking to InstagramView this post on InstagramA post shared by Virat Kohli viratkohliIn the previous T20 World Cup 2024 Virat Kohli struggled to score runs but later he showcased his skills with the willow when the team needed it the most In the finals of the T20 World Cup 2024 Kohli played a knock of 76 runs against South AfricaAfter just 75 runs in the first seven innings of the competition he stepped up when it mattered the most His 76 runs in the final came off 59 balls at a strike rate of 12881 and included 6 fours and 2 sixesAlso ReadTeam India T20 World Cup Celebration Live Updates BCCI shares a video of interaction with PMThe batter ended the T20 World Cup with 151 runs in eight innings at an average of 1887 and a strike rate of 11268 with one fifty He also announced his retirement from T20 InternationalsIn 35 T20 World Cup matches the righthander has scored 1292 runs with an average of 5872 and a strike rate of 12881 He has 15 halfcenturies with a best score of unbeaten 89 runs He is the highest runscorer in the history of the T20 World CupsIn 125 T20I matches Virat Kohli scored 4188 runs at an average of 4869 and a strike rate of 13704 He scored a century and 38 fifties and a best score of 122 He ends the format as the secondhighest rungetter of all timeAfter the conclusion of the meetup with the PM Team India departed to Delhis airport to catch a flight to Mumbai Later a victory parade will be organized at the Marine Drive in MumbaiShiv Sena leader Pratap Sarnaik told ANI that India captain Rohit Sharma Suryakumar Yadav Shivam Dubey and Yashasvi Jaiswal will meet Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday at the Assembly All of them are Mumbai playersTodays program in Mumbai has been organised by BCCI Team India players from Mumbai including Captain Rohit Sharma Suryakumar Yadav Shivam Dubey and Yashasvi Jaiswal will come to the Maharashtra Assembly tomorrow to meet CM Eknath Shinde Being a member of MCA I invited the players and they have accepted my invitation Sarnaik saidMumbai Cricket Association MCA Secretary Ajinkya Naik has said that there will be free entry for the public for the victory parade celebrating the India teams T20 World Cup 2024 winEarlier today the T20 World Cupwinning Indian team touched down in the national capital to a warm welcome from fans who waited eagerly to catch a glimpse of their favourite heroes and the trophyDuring their meeting with the Prime Minister the Men in Blue wore a special jersey sporting two stars over the BCCIs emblem The stars represented the two T20 World Cup wins The word CHAMPIONS was written on the jersey in bold lettersThe squad members support staff their families and media were stuck in Barbados which was hit by Hurricane BerylThe flight was organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI secretary Jay Shah and departed on July 2 before arriving in Delhi at around 6 am on Thursday morning Board officials and members of the media contingent were also on the flightFrom the airport Team India reached the ITC Maurya hotel where they stayed before their meeting with PM ModiA special cake featuring the T20 World Cup trophy was cut at the hotel to celebrate the win Rohit Virat Dravid and allrounder Hardik Pandya were among the stars who took part in the cakecutting The cake featured the trophy and some pictures of Indian starsMuch like other teams do after winning titles the Rohitled side will have an opentop bus ride in Mumbai at Marine Drive and the iconic Wankhede Stadium from 5 pmIndia ended a 13year ICC World Cup trophy drought with victory in the final defeating South Africa by seven runs on Saturday Virat Kohlis 76 helped India reach 1767 while Hardik Pandya 320 and Jasprit Bumrah 218 helped India restrict Proteas to 1698 despite Heinrich Klaasens 52 in just 27 balls Bumrah who got 15 scalps throughout the tournament at a stunning economy rate of 417 got the Player of the Tournament honoursWith ANI Inputs