Suryakumar Yadav is one of the most beloved cricketers in India, and now, the fondness for star batter has increased manifolds thanks to his stellar performance in the T20 World Cup. On Thursday, he returned to India from Barbados, alongside his other teammates. Soon after landing, Rohit Sharma and his team met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his official residence. The team also clicked a photo with the prime minister along with their coach Rahul Dravid. Suryakumar Yadav shared the priceless photo on his X account.
He wrote “Honoured to have met our esteemed Prime Minister, as World Champions. Sir, your words of appreciation, motivation and pride gave us inspiration to continue to do better, to keep our flag soaring high.”
Suryakumar Yadav has also shared a picture featuring himself, his wife Devisha Shetty and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Honoured to have met our esteemed Prime Minister, as World Champions ????????????Sir, your words of appreciation, motivation and pride gave us inspiration to continue to do better, to keep our flag soaring high ???????? pic.twitter.com/zF1W4RHNeR
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) July 4, 2024
SKY’s post got over six lakh views and over one lakh likes since it was shared on June 4. Just as this post started raking in likes, one of Suryakumar Yadav’s old X posts from 2017 also started gaining attention.
An X user shared a screenshot of this seven-year-old post that showed Suryakumar Yadav standing alongside a life-size poster of Narendra Modi. He was holding a placard that said “Green City, Clean City”. The caption of the post read, “Thank you sir Narendra Modi Ji for this step. Very happy to be a part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Maybe a selfie someday in real life if I get lucky. Haha.”
https://x.com/Atheist_Krishna/status/1808797952116146629
Many people could not help but think about how the India batter fulfilled his wish of having a photo with PM Modi on Thursday.
An X user referred to Suryakumar Yadav’s nickname SKY, which is based on his initials, and wrote, “SKY is the limit. When you dream big.”
https://x.com/rkvk2001/status/1808889878995685501
Another person wrote, “Keep sending it to the universe, keep manifesting cause you never know where life can take you to!”
https://x.com/satanicfr/status/1809066162610975194
Someone else remarked, “Dreams are those which do not let you sleep and are fulfilled one day with hard & sincere work. He is the perfect example of it.”
https://x.com/iNishant4/status/1808896138470437272
During the T20 finale, Suryakumar Yadav created his mark in every cricket lover’s heart with his exceptional catch that led to the dismissal of South Africa’s David Miller in the last over. This catch came at a crucial moment as South Africa was very close to victory.
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