India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that he believes Sri Lankas 1996 World Cup-winning side with their aggressive and unique style of batting gave birth to T20 cricket.

The meeting was more than just a nostalgic trip down memory lane. It speaks volumes about the unifying power of sports, bridging cultural and political divides. The Sri Lankan cricketers, in turn, ...

Chaminda Vaas, who took 760 wickets in 438 matches for Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2009, praised PM Modi's cricket knowledge. "It's a great honour to meet him personally as the 1996 World Cup team. We ...

New Delhi: Sri Lanka's aggressive and innovative style ... the aggressive and innovative style of Sri Lankan cricket in the 1996 World Cup in a way giving birth to T20 cricket," an official ...

Colombo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with members of the 1996 World Cup-winning Sri Lankan cricket team in a meeting on Saturday. He remarked that their historic victory had inspired a ...

Delighted to interact with members of the 1996 Sri Lankan cricket team, which won the World Cup that year ... the Arjuna Ranatunga-led Sri Lanka chased down Australia's 241/7 for the loss of ...

PM Narenra Modi has credited the birth of T20 cricket to Sri Lanka's maiden Cricket World Cup win in 1996. Get all the details here.

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Sri Lanka's cricket legends who won the 1996 Cricket World Cup, including Sanath Jayasuriya, Chaminda Vaas ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that he believes Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup-winning side with their aggressive and unique style of batting gave birth to T20 cricket. In an interaction with the ...

PM Modi is on a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka. The PM arrived ... Delighted to interact with members of the 1996 Sri Lankan cricket team, which won the World Cup that year.

He met the 1996 WC-winning Sri Lanka team, which won the country their maiden world title by defeating mighty Australians in the final at Lahore.