President Murmu felicitates World Cup-winning Indian women’s blind cricket team

New Delhi: The Indian Blind Women's cricket team, which won the T20 World Cup recently, was felicitated by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday. President Murmu was presented with an autographed cricket bat by the Indian cricket blind women's team.

The President hailed the team members on winning the T20 World Cup saying that their success would inspire others to scale new heights in their lives and careers and make the nation proud as they have done. President Murmu also signed a cricket ball presented by the Indian women's team on the occasion, making their visit a memorable one.

The official social media X account of President Murmu was flooded with photos from the felicitation ceremony held on November 29 at her official residence. The President posed for photographs and even spoke to the team members at length about their experience at the showpiece event.  

India had recently won the inaugural T20 Blind Women's World Cup after defeating Nepal in the final in Colombo. Meanwhile, the Cricket Association for the Blind in India also took to social media to value the gesture and best wishes from President Murmu.

'In a treasured gesture, the President gifted the players a specially-autographed cricket ball, along with mementos for each player, carrying her blessings and best wishes,' said a Cricket Association for the Blind in India release.

'The visit concluded with a tour of the Rashtrapati Bhavan - a moment of awe, joy, and celebration for the team.'

The team, led by captain Deepika TC, dominated the six-nation tournament also featuring Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, and the United States. Earlier in the week, the Indian women's blind cricket team was felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his official residence. PM Modi, who is an ardent sports follower, lauded the side for making India proud.