Four hours after Rohit Sharma’s squad and the Men’s T20 World Cup trophy were set to be received by Narendra Modi in Delhi on Thursday, South Africa’s returning players from the tournament were greeted by their country’s acting deputy director general from the department of sport, arts, and culture in Johannesburg.
The Indian team was welcomed by the prime minister himself, while the South Africans were met by a relatively low-ranking official. Correction: an acting low-ranking official. This disparity in reception vividly illustrated the difference between winning and losing the final at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday.
