‘Never seen a PM…’: Virendra Sehwag on Modi's visit to Indian dressing room after World Cup final defeat

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World Cup final loss against Australia, said he has “never seen" any head of state offering this kind of moral support to a national team after their defeat. The gesture by the prime minister will lift the morale of Indian players and encourage them to perform stronger in future tournaments, said Sehwag, who was part of the 2011 World Cup-winning Indian squad. “It is very rare for a prime minister to meet players in the dressing room and lift their spirits after a crushing defeat.

I have never seen a prime minister taking time out of his busy schedule to lend a shoulder to players heartbroken after a defeat," Sehwag said on November 25, while speaking to news agency ANI. WATCH: ‘Ye to hota rehta hai’: PM Modi consoles Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma after World Cup final loss “It was an incredible gesture by Prime Minister Modi to visit the dressing room and boost the morale of the boys. It was a time when the boys needed some hand-holding, a gesture of solidarity and support.

In such lows, you need someone to comfort you like family members do. I believe it was a touching gesture that will go a long way to motivating our boys ahead of future engagements, especially multilateral events. It will motivate us to cross the final hurdle next time," the ICC Hall-of-Famer added.

India, which won 10 matches in a row in the recently concluded World Cup, lost in the final against Australia. The latter, headed by Pat Cummins, bagged its sixth ODI World Cup title. In the final match played in Ahmedabad, where Modi was in attendance, India was put to bat first.