Team India’s teenage star, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, had some cheeky yet important advice for paparazzi who showed excessive eagerness to capture his video at an airport. Sooryavanshi, who arrived in Delhi with the rest of the Indian team to meet PM Narendra Modi for a felicitation ceremony, was quickly surrounded by camerapersons. he warned those clicking photos to be mindful of their surroundings and avoid getting run over by a vehicle While he did not disappoint them and readily posed for pictures.
Speaking in his address to the players, PM Modi said, “Whenever you get an opportunity, meet the children of your villages and cities. Go to different schools. The grounds where you started playing, go there. Your experiences can be very useful for those children. It is possible that a small chat with you might give a child the encouragement to move forward in sports.”
Because the role of sports is not limited only to the ground.
How to remain steadfast for a long time toward a goal, and how to mould oneself according to the circumstances. I always say that ‘Jo Khelega, Woh Khilega’ (the one who plays, will shine),” he said. “The youth of the country do not just get inspiration for sports from you. Sports teach us discipline in life. The lesson of getting up again after falling in life, and winning after losing, is learned from sports. Sports become a part of our daily lives. This sportsmanship spirit comes in handy throughout life.
