Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India gave the gift of victory to about 140 crore Indian fans. Team India won the T20 World Cup 2024 title by defeating South Africa in the final in Barbados. India had lost the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup about 7 months ago, which it compensated for with this victory. After this victory, captain Rohit Sharma said goodbye to T20 and talked about the victory.
Rohit Sharma's statement after the match
After the match, Rohit Sharma said, “It is very difficult to summarize what we have gone through in the last 3-4 years. To be honest, we have worked hard individually and as a team. Winning the match is certain.” A lot has happened in the past, it is not what we have done today, but what we have been doing for the last 3-4 years but the result has come today. We have played many pressure matches in the past and proved some of them were wrong, that's why the boys knew what to do today, we fought as a group even when South Africa was ahead in the match.
The Indian captain further said that overall we have performed brilliantly as a team. A lot happens behind the scenes to win such a tournament, I am very proud of my team and management for giving us the freedom to play. I think we have performed well throughout the tournament.
Rohit Sharma on Virat Kohli
Talking about Virat Kohli, the Indian captain said, “I or anyone has no doubt about Virat's form. We know his quality, he has been at the top of the game for 15 years, emerges as a big player when given the opportunity.” Virat took charge of the innings which was very important for us and it was a team effort for us and Virat did well, even Axar's innings of 47 runs was important.