NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi played the perfect host during his meeting with the World Cup-winning Indian women's cricket team at his residence on Wednesday.

Modi's heartwarming gesture went viral on social media when he served food with his own hands to Pratika Rawal, who was in a wheelchair due to the ankle injury she suffered during India's last group match against Bangladesh.

The moment Modi noticed that Pratika was unable to take food, he picked up a dish from the buffet and served her himself. He even asked about her preference, checking whether she liked it or not.

India defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the final to clinch their maiden global title in Navi Mumbai last week. Following the triumph, the squad - along with head coach Amol Muzumdar and BCCI president Mithun Manhas - met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

"I still remember when we met you in 2017. At that time, we did not come with a trophy. But it is a matter of great honour for us that this time, for something we have been working so hard for so many years, we have brought the trophy here," skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said in the video of the interaction shared by the PM on Thursday.

"Our aim is that we meet you again and again in the future and take photos with you and your team again and again."

In the Women's World Cup final in 2017, India had lost to England by a mere nine runs after which the squad had met the Prime Minister.

PM Modi replied, "You have done a great job. In India, cricket is not just a game. In a way, it has become the life of the people of India. If there is good happening in cricket, India feels good and even if there is a little bit of wrong happening in cricket, the whole of India feels bad."