Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with members of the 1996 World Cup-winning Sri Lankan cricket team and said the triumph captured the imagination of countless sports lovers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not consider himself a cricket expert but emphasised that recent results showed India was a better team than Pakistan and also underlined the role of sport in ...

Colombo, April 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that he believes Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup-winning side with their aggressive and unique style of batting gave birth to T20 cricket.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his recent two-day visit to Colombo, had the opportunity to meet some of the legendary players from Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup-winning cricket team.

PM Modi, on Saturday, met the members of he Sri Lankan World Cup-winning team that had defeated the Australian team by seven wickets in the final at Lahore. “Cricket connect! Delighted to ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with members of the 1996 World Cup-winning Sri Lankan cricket team and said the triumph captured the imagination of countless sports lovers.

New Delhi: Sri Lanka's aggressive and innovative style of cricket foreshadowed the advent of T20 cricket, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, lauding the country's World Cup-winning team.

Following his visit to Sri Lanka, PM Modi met with the 1996 ICC World Cup-winning Sri Lankan cricket team and interacted with the legends including Kumar Dharmasena, Aravinda de Silva, Sanath ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Sri Lanka's cricket legends who won the 1996 Cricket World Cup, including Sanath ...