King Charles III met and took photographs with players, coaches, staff members and BCCI officials of the Indian men’s and women’s cricket team at St. James Palace in London. During this time the players looked quite happy. On meeting King Charles III, Team India captain Shubman Gill said that it was very good to meet King Charles III and he showed us a lot of generosity by calling. Our conversation was very good.
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Shubman Gill said that King Charles III told us that the way our last batsman was dismissed in the last Test match, it was quite unfortunate, the ball looked at stumps. We told him that this was an unfortunate match for us and the result could go on any way. It is expected that our luck will be good in both the next matches. Shubman Gill said that the way both teams played, they showed a lot of enthusiasm. We played with full pride and gave our best mentally and physically. After all, when you play a five -day Test match and lose by 20 runs, the winner will definitely like it.
He further said that wherever we go, we are very lucky and lucky that we always get good support (of Indian supporters). Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur said that meeting King Charles III was a very good experience. This was our first meeting with him and he was very sociable. He said that we are playing good cricket and we are getting a lot of opportunities to express our feelings.
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BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla said that this was a very historic moment when King Charles III invited the men and women’s Indian cricket teams. The players are very happy after meeting them. King also asked me about the book I gave him. He also asked me about the health of Indian cricketer Akashdeep’s sister. He said that we discussed with King about the Lord’s Test match. King said that Mohammad Siraj’s dismissal was very unfortunate; Otherwise, India could win the match. The team has proved that they are fighters. We will win the series.
#WATCH | The United Kingdom: King Charles III pose with the players of the Indian Men’s and Women’s Cricket team, the coach, staff members and BCCI officials, at St. James’s Palace in London. pic.twitter.com/YRhQPcXvuw
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