BCCI VP Rajiv Shukla presented Raja Charles III with the book on Partition; Conversation with the emperor revealed Cricket news

Indian men and women cricket teams met King Charles III at St. James Palace in London on Tuesday, where the Emperor showed notable knowledge about the players’ personal life and recent matches. The meeting was attended by team captain Shubman Gill and Harmanpreet Kaur along with team members, coaching staff and BCCI officials.BCCI vice -president Rajiv Shukla expressed happiness in the historic meeting keeping in mind the players of King Charles and his personal life.“It was a very historical occasion that both our men and women teams were invited by King Charles today and got them very well in the palace. The players are very happy as they asked all the personal details of each player. He asked about Saikia ji and me if Arun Jaitley is my friend, what happened to him, and when I told him that he had died, he asked me to concentrate towards his family. He also asked about Akash Deep’s sister’s illness, “Shukla said.Shukla further emphasized the king’s humility and knowledge of cricket, especially about the third test at Lord’s.Shukla said, “He had a lot of details. He looked like a gentleman, and it did not seem that we were talking to the king of England. He is very humble and the team is very happy to meet him,” Shukla said.The BCCI vice -president also addressed the performance of young captain Shubman Gill and the absence of veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.“Even he paid attention to this fact. If we had another regular batsman on the field, we could easily win. Our team has proved that we have been used well, as part of which we have sent a new team because we are ready for the future. The team has proved itself a fighter unit. We almost won here. We performed well in Leeds. Our team is competing equally with England and will win the series as two matches are left, “they explained.During the meeting, Shukla gifted one of her books, titled ‘Scars of 1947: Real Partition Stories’ The King. The book is a collection of firsthand accounts from the remaining people of Partition in 1947.During the meeting, King Charles discussed the final moments of the third test with Gill, especially mentioning the unfortunate dismissal of Mohammad Sirj.Gill shared his experience of the meeting with reporters: “It was surprising. I think he was very kind and generous to be able to call us here, and it was a pleasure to meet the king, and we had some good conversation.”The Indian captain said in detail on his conversation with Raja: “Yes, he told us that the way our last batsman came out was quite unfortunate. The ball was rolling over the stumps, and he was just asking us how we used to feel after that, and we told him that it was an unfortunate match for us. It could have gone in any way, but hopefully we will have better luck in the next games. ,

The Indian cricket team interacts with Hollywood actor Idris Elba. (Reuters)

Indian teams also met British actor Idris Elba before their royal encounter. Elba expressed her minor relationship for cricket: “I would say that I am a fan, but I do not follow cricket and I should also do it. I was just a small bowler, that’s all.”Women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur shared her experience of meeting the king: “Uh, it was a very good experience. Uh, we came to England many times, but this was our first time we met him, and he was very sociable. He asked us, like, how was the journey and all, and, Um, meeting them was really good. ,He said: “Surely, we are playing good cricket, and I think we are getting a lot of opportunities to express ourselves, so really there is happiness that the way things are moving forward.”Amol Mujumdar, the head coach of the women’s team, thanked the occasion: “It has been a very humble experience to visit the Royal House and meet the king. This has been the first time, so we came from Southampton all the way, but it was really worth it, and the girls were really excited about this journey, and we are happy that we are here. ,The men’s team is currently in England for the five-match Test series, while the women’s team has recently won a historic 3-2 T20C series over England and is preparing for the upcoming three-match ODI series starting in Southampton.King Charles also interacted with other team members, including vice-captain Rishabh Pant, Jaspreet Bumrah, Yashsvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and head coach Gautam Gambhir. He also met unaccounted players fame Krishna, Karun Nair and Arshdeep Singh.