Asia Cup Final / PM Modi was elated after India's historic victory in the Asia Cup - 'Well played Team India!'

Asia Cup Final: Indian cricket team won the Asia Cup for the eighth time today. Due to the stormy bowling of Mohammed Siraj, who took six wickets, the Indian bowlers bowled out the entire Sri Lankan team for only 50 runs in the final match. After this, India won the match by ten wickets in just 37 balls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also looked elated on this historic and spectacular victory of Team India. PM Modi wrote on his official X account, "Well played Team India! Congratulations on winning the Asia Cup. Our players have shown remarkable skill throughout the tournament." Let us tell you that in the final match, Siraj bowled a havoc wreaking spell and took 6 wickets for 21 runs in seven overs.

Well played Team India!

Congratulations on winning the Asia Cup. Our players have shown remarkable skill through the tournament. https://t.co/7uLEGQSXey

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 17, 2023

Captain Rohit Sharma also praised the team

After this victory, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma praised the team's excellent performance against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final and said that such a match will be remembered for a long time. Rohit said after the match, “It was a great performance. It was great to play like this in the final. This shows the mentality of the team. This kind of performance will be remembered for a long time.'' He said, ''Our fast bowlers have been working hard for a long time. It was a pleasure to see him perform like this. I never thought that the ball would rotate so much.'' He said, ''Apart from the conditions, it is also a matter of the skill of the players. This is quite rare. Performance like Siraj's is not seen again and again. All the players did their job very well.”

Siraj gave the player of the match price to Sri Lankan ground staff

Meanwhile, Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj on Sunday gave away the five thousand dollars he received as the Player of the Match prize money of the Asia Cup Final to the Sri Lankan groundsmen, who worked hard throughout the rain-interrupted tournament. Siraj said after the match, “This cash award is for the groundsmen. They deserve it. This tournament would not have been possible without them.'' Earlier, Asian Cricket Council chief Jay Shah had also announced a reward of $50,000 for the groundsmen in Kandy and Colombo. Sri Lankan innings of Asia Cup was disrupted due to rain. Even in the final, play started late due to wet outfield.