How did you feel after last batter got out? King Charles III asks Indian skipper Shubman Gill
P.S. Idris Elba stopped by to say Hello 👋 @RoyalFamily pic.twitter.com/D8CWbPh3sn
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 16, 2025
🏏 Today, The King welcomed the India men's and women's cricket teams to Clarence House. pic.twitter.com/CRi9Eb3kHE
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) July 15, 2025
#WATCH | The United Kingdom: King Charles III pose with the players of the Indian Men's and Women's Cricket team, the coach, staff members and BCCI officials, at St. James's Palace in London. pic.twitter.com/YRhQPcXvuw
— ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2025
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