
‘Scars of 1947': BCCI VP Rajeev Shukla presents his book on partition to King Charles III at St. James's Palace
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During a historic meeting at St. James's Palace, BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla presented his book " Scars of 1947 " to King Charles III , amidst a ceremonial visit by India's men's and women's cricket teams.Shukla shared that the King showed a genuine interest in the subject matter of the book, which focuses on the traumatic events and lasting impact of the Partition of India 'Presented my book Scars of 1947 to King Charles at St. James Palace, his house. He took lot of interest in content of the book,' Shukla said in a post on X.The interaction took place as part of the Indian teams' official visit to the Palace on Tuesday, where players and coaches had the opportunity to meet and speak with the British monarch. Captains Shubman Gill and Harmanpreet Kaur , along with key players such as Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, and Yashasvi Jaiswal, were among those present.Speaking to ANI, Shukla reflected on the overall experience and said, 'It was a very historic occasion that both our men's and women's teams were invited today by King Charles and met them very well in the Palace. Players are very happy because he asked all personal details of each player.'He added that the King had done his homework ahead of the meeting and recalled intricate details about players, even inquiring about Indian pacer Akash Deep's sister's illness.'He had found out so many details. He sounded like a gentleman, and it did not seem we were talking to the King of England. There is a lot of humility in him and team is very happy to meet him.'Shukla also revealed that King Charles discussed the final moments of the third Test at Lord's, calling Mohammed Siraj's dismissal 'unfortunate.' The King referenced how the ball rolled back onto the stumps after Siraj had middled it.Gill, recounting the moment, said, 'It was amazing. I think he was very kind and generous to be able to call us here, and it was a pleasure meeting the king, and we had some really good conversations.'Yes, he did tell us that the way our last batsman got out was quite unfortunate. The ball was rolling on the stumps, and he was just asking us how we felt after that, and we told him it was an unfortunate match for us. It could have gone either way, but hopefully we will have better luck in the next games.'King Charles also interacted warmly with other players, including a shared laugh with Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah, and brief exchanges with the women's team.India women's captain Harmanpreet Kaur shared her thoughts and called it a 'very nice experience.' 'It was a very nice experience. We came to England so many times, but this was our first time when we met him, and he was very friendly. He asked us, like, how the travel was and all, and it was really nice to meet him.'Women's team coach Amol Muzumdar added, 'It has been a very humbling experience coming here to the royal house and meeting the king. It's been the first time, so we came all the way from Southampton, but it was really worth it, and the girls were really excited about this visit, and we are pleased that we are here.'
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