The Board of Control for Cricket in India joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend best wishes to the Indian athletes ahead of Tokyo Olympics, which begins on July 23. BCCI a posted a vide on Saturday in which both members of the men’s and women’s team extended and cheered for India’s Olympics athletes. The Indian cricket board captioned the post as: "The BCCI proudly joins the Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri @narendramodi in extending our wholehearted support to the Team India Athletes @Tokyo2020. The BCCI proudly joins the Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri @narendramodi in extending our wholehearted support to the Team India Athletes @Tokyo2020They have trained hard and are raring to go. "The flagbearer for the Indian contingent at the closing ceremony on August 8 will be Bajrang Punia," the letter further stated.

Source: Hindustan Times July 10, 2021 12:22 UTC