Expressing indignation at "some people losing their balance" at India's loss in the cricket World Cup semi-final, Modi said, "Sometimes, we tend to lose our balance. During the cricket World Cup, after we lost to Australia, the kind of words that some people used for our players, my countrymen, this was not good."
Emphasizing that winning and losing was part of sports, Modi said, "There is no sport in which there is no loss... If our players lose sometime, then we should keep their morale high in that hour of crisis. We should learn from defeat. I am sure we will take lessons from our defeat in future, won't lose our balance instantly and get into a blame game," he said in his 'Mann Ki Baat' programme.
Modi also lavished praise on tennis star Sania Mirza and badminton champion Saina Nehwal for climbing to number one in world rankings. While Sania has climbed to the top in the doubles rankings, Saina is currently the numero uno shuttler in singles -- both a first for Indian women.
"I am proud to say that two daughters of the country have brought glory... I congratulate them and all other daughters of the country. We all feel proud," Modi said.
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