New Delhi: Indian captain Rohit Sharma shared an emotional post on social media after The Men in Blue beat South Africa by 7 runs in the T20 World Cup final at the Kensington Oval in Barbados.
Team India ended their 11-year ICC trophy drought and clinched their second T20 World Cup title. After the victory Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that he did not have the right words to express his emotions.
This picture epitomises how I’m feeling right now. So many words but can’t find the right ones to express what yesterday meant to me but I will, and I will share them, but right now I’m basking in a dream come true for a billion of us. ❤️🏆 pic.twitter.com/X2eyU3Eaqm
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) June 30, 2024
Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the T20I Cricket after the final and said that he enjoyed playing the T20I format and there is no better time to say goodbye to this format. He also said that he wanted to win the cup
“This was my last game as well. I’ve enjoyed since the time I started playing this format. Better a time to say goodbye to this format. I’ve loved every moment of this. This is what I wanted – I wanted to win the cup” Rohit said in the post-match press conference.
Rohit ended the T20 World Cup as India’s leading scorer of the tournament. He scored 257 runs in 8 matches at an average of 36.71. He also scored three crucial half-centuries against Ireland, Australia and England. Rohit also became the first captain to win the T20 World Cup without losing a single match. He also became the oldest Indian captain to win an ICC tournament final.
‘Lucky to have players like this in my squad’: Rohit Sharma
The Indian skipper also praised his squad and said that he is lucky to have players like them in the team. He also said that this was the greatest time of his career.
“I am very lucky to have players like this in my squad, players who are playing for me and Team India – really, really grateful and thankful as well. This has to be the greatest time. I can say that. All the runs that I’ve scored in all these years, it does matter but I’m not big on stats and all of that. Winning games for India, winning trophies for India – that is what I look forward to all the time” Rohit said in post-match press conference.
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