Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the Indian men’s hockey team, who won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, over the phone. Modi congratulated the team for their victory. A special appeal was also made to the team’s experienced goalkeeper PR Sreejesh. As this was the last match for Sreejesh, he bid farewell to international hockey.
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Prime Minister Modi said to Harmanpreet, the captain of the Indian hockey team.. ‘Sarpanch Saheb. Congratulations to you and your team. You have brought glory to the country, you have broken the series of defeats, he said. Now, under your leadership and team efforts, they have made progress. PM Modi stated that he believes that you will bring back the golden era we had in hockey.
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On the other hand, he mentioned Sreejesh who will announce his retirement after this match. Prime Minister asks Harmanpreet if Sreejesh is there. To that… Sreejesh said, ‘Yes, I am on the line’. Prime Minister Modi praised Sreejesh, how are you brother, congratulations. Modi said you have finally announced your retirement but you should announce a new team.