Photos: PM Narendra Modi Meets Shreyas Iyer, Harmanpreet Kaur's India Teams

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met India’s men’s and women’s cricket teams on Thursday, October 15, following their gold medal-winning campaigns at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan.

Both teams secured gold medals in Aichi-Nagoya, completing a double for Indian cricket at the continental event. The men’s team defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the final, while the women’s side registered a commanding 147-run victory over Sri Lanka to finish on top of the podium.

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India posted 211/6 in 20 overs in the men’s final before restricting Pakistan to 192/6 to clinch their second consecutive Asian Games gold in cricket. The women’s team also produced a dominant display, defeating Sri Lanka by 147 runs to secure the country’s second cricket gold medal at the Games.

In photos shared on the Prime Minister’s YouTube channel, Shreyas Iyer and Harmanpreet Kaur were seen presenting him with signed jerseys used at the Games. In team photos, the PM stood between the captains and the vice-captains. In the men’s case, the vice-captain was Tilak Varma while in the women’s case, Smriti Mandhana took the job, despite being promoted to captain after the Asian Games.

Apart from the teams and the support staff, ICC chairman Jay Shah was also present at the event.

India won 85 medals at the games, including 21 gold. Atheletes from all sports were present for the meet and greet and presented him with different mementos.

“You have made 140 crore Indians proud. The biggest success is to make the tri-colour fly high. That’s why your success is not just yours but it belongs to crores of our countrymen. I congratulate you on behalf of the entire country," the PM said in his address to the medal winners.

 

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