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"I want to thank outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. His achievements as the first British Asian Prime Minister of our country, the extra effort that would have been required should not be underestimated by anyone," Starmer said at Downing Street after meeting King Charles at Buckingham Palace and formally being invited to form the next government.

The Starmer-led Labour Party had secured 412 seats till Friday evening, India time, recording a resounding win and ending the 14-year governance of the Conservative Party.

The 61-year-old Labour Party leader, who became Britain's 58th Prime Minister, promised to bring in change, saying it is high time to deliver results.

"Now our country has voted decisively for change and a return of politics to public service... Country first, party second... Politics can be a force for good. We will show that," he declared.

Starmer also promised to "rebuild" the country's "infrastructure of opportunity... brick by brick" while maintaining that changing a country is "not like flicking a switch" and it will take a while even though the work begins immediately.

Earlier, Sunak not only resigned as the UK Prime Minister but also confirmed that he will be stepping down as the Conservative leader once the formal arrangements for choosing his successor were in place.

"I have given this job my all, but you have sent a clear signal that the government of the United Kingdom must change. And, yours is the only judgment that matters," said Sunak in a short speech delivered in front of the PM's office in Downing Street.

"I have heard your anger, your disappointment and I take responsibility for this loss. To all the Conservative candidates and campaigners who worked tirelessly, but without success, I'm sorry that we could not deliver what your efforts deserved," he added.

Accepting responsibility for the Tories' loss, Sunak apologised to voters for the party's shocking performance but added that the UK was "more prosperous, fairer and resilient than in 2010" during the 14 years of Conservatives’ Governance.

"When I first stood here as your Prime Minister, I told you the most important task that I had was to return stability to our economy. Inflation is back to target, mortgage rates are falling and growth has returned. We have enhanced our standing in the world," he said.

"This is a difficult day, but I leave this job honoured to have been Prime Minister of the best country in the world," Sunak mentioned before he and his wife Akshata Murty left for Buckingham Palace, where the outgoing PM formally submitted his resignation to King Charles.

--IANS
 

“At that moment I did not think that I would catch it, I was thinking I’d push the ball in and save the boundary because the wind was also against me. Once I had the ball in my hand I thought I'd throw it the other side but Rohit bhai was too far at that time so I threw it in the air and caught it," he said.

“We have practised a lot for such situations as I think that I already do batting but where else can I contribute to the team,” said Yadav to the Hon’ble Prime Minister.

India needed to defend 16 runs in the last over thanks to a brilliant final few overs by Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh, who restricted the opposition to two and four runs in their respective overs. Hardik Pandya’s first ball might not have been exactly where he meant to throw it but a brilliant effort by Suryakumar at long off saw the departure of David Miller and helped India lift the trophy.

PM Modi also went on to ask if the team practices for catches so close to the boundary ropes 'where you may have to throw the ball in the air', to which Rahul Dravid revealed that Surya has taken ‘150-160 such catches in the practice.’

“Ever since I came from the IPL, I had taken many such catches but did not know God would give me the opportunity at such a time. The practice helped me in keeping calm at that point. The only difference was usually no one was sitting in the stands but there were quite a lot of people at that time,” joked SKY.

--IANS
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Kohli made these comments during the Indian team’s interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a breakfast meeting in New Delhi on Thursday. "Virat tell me, the battle this time was full of ups and downs," PM Narendra Modi asked the right-handed batter about his time in the tournament.

To this, Kohli replied, "Thank you for inviting us all here. This day, I will forever remember it. I was not able to contribute as much as I wanted to do. I told Rahul Dravid at one point that I was not able to do justice to myself and this team. He told me that he had the belief that I will deliver when the situation arises."

"I told Rohit Sharma also, when we walked out to bat (in the final), I was not very confident, but after the first delivery, I told Rohit 'What is this game? One day, you feel you won't even be able to score a run. And another day, you feel like it's all coming together'.

"Especially when wickets fell, I wanted to surrender myself to the team. I was in focus. I was in the zone. After that, I realised that whatever is meant to happen will happen. This (the triumph) was bound to happen for me and the team.”

"Even in the end, when the game headed towards a tense finish, we lived every ball. At one point, the hope was gone. After that Hardik Pandya took a wicket, and it changed and we came back with every passing delivery," said Kohli.

PM Modi highlighted that the support of people coupled with Kohli’s belief in himself, became a driving force at a crucial point. "Everybody was feeling it. You had scored 75 in total (before the final) and in the final (76). There is a reward when you have the backing of everyone. It becomes a driving force," he said.

Player of the tournament, fast-bowler Jasprit Bumrah talked about doing his bit to help the team in tough situations during the tournament. “Whenever I bowl for India, I bowl in very crucial stages. Whenever the situation is difficult, I have to bowl in that situation.”

“So I feel very good when I am able to help the team and if I am able to win the match from any difficult situation, then I get a lot of confidence and I carry that confidence forward as well. And especially in this tournament, there were many situations where I had to bowl tough overs and I was able to help the team and win the match,” he said.

--IANS

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