The United Kingdom's King Charles received India's men's and women's cricket teams at St. James's Palace in London on Tuesday, a day after India was defeated by England following a five-day test match at the city's Lord's Cricket Ground.
King Charles also received the coaches and BCCI officials and took a photo-op with them, as well as with both teams. This was followed by an encounter between them.
During the encounter, Indian test cricket team captain Shubman Gill indicated that King Charles referred to Mohammed Siraj's dismissal on the final day of India-England test cricket as "unfortunate".
At a turning point in the game Monday, when it appeared India would reverse the script and defeat the rival, England's Shoaib Bashir's ball got the best of Mohammed Siraj as the ball came back to the stumps.
Gill also added that it was "very kind and generous" of King Charles to call and meet them.
“It was amazing to meet King Charles III and he was very kind and generous to call us. We had some really good conversations. King Charles III told us that the way our last batsman got out in the previous test match was quite unfortunate, the ball rolling on the stumps,” Shubman Gill told ANI news agency.
“We told him that it was an unfortunate match for us and could have gone either ways. Hopefully, we will have better luck in both the next games,” he added.
India women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur said that while they have come to England several times, it was the first time they met King Charles, whom she called “very friendly”.
“It was a very nice experience, we came to England so many times but this was the first time we met him. He was very friendly, he asked us how was the travel and all, it was really nice to meet him,” she told ANI.
