As Prime Minister Modi met and commended the Indian women’s cricket team for their “remarkable resilience and comeback” in the World Cup, he was asked a cheeky question: What is his skin care routine?
The question came from cricketer Harleen Deol, who also told the Prime Minister that he “glows a lot”.
“I never thought about this much,” PM Modi said in response, as the remaining cricketers burst out laughing, on Wednesday.
When all-rounder Sneh Rana said “it is the love of his countrymen” that makes the Prime Minister glow, the latter responded: “Of course it is. It is a huge source of strength. I have spent lots of years in the government.”
He added: “Despite all this, the blessings keep coming in and it does have an effect on you eventually.”
On Sunday, the Indian women’s cricket team beat South Africa to win their first-ever ICC Women’s ODI World Cup in Navi Mumbai.
It was a watershed moment for Indian women’s cricket as years of toil and near-misses culminated to redemption and history, with the team defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final Sunday night to become only the fourth side to lift the ODI title.