Rohit Sharma let himself loose after captaining India’s invincible run to T20 World Cup triumph on Saturday. India became the first ever team in the tournament’s history to win the title unbeaten after they defeated South Africa in what turned out to be a thrilling finale.
A clip of a jubilant Rohit carrying the Indian national flag and trying to plant it on the turf of the Kensington Oval has been shared by the official account of T20 World Cup on Instagram.
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After opting to bat first on what was predicted to be a batting friendly pitch, India were rocked early as they lost three wickets well inside the Powerplay. Virat Kohli and Axar Patel then revived the innings with a 72-run stand for the fourth wicket with Shivam Dube also producing a breezy innings.
Kohli top-scored with 76 off 59 while Axar hit an enterprising 47 off 31 as India finished with 176/7 in 20 overs.
India then took out two South African wickets inside the first three overs itself. South Africa bounced back with a couple of big partnerships.
Heinrich Klaasen hit a quickfire half-century to bring the equation down to 30 off 30 before India made a remarkable recovery to dent South Africa’s charge and keep them to 169/8 and win by seven runs.
“Very hard to sum up what we have been through for the last 3-4 years,” an emotional Rohit said after the match. “To be honest, we worked very hard as individuals and as a team a team, lot has gone on behind the scenes for us to be here today and win this game. It is not what we did today, it is what we have been doing for the last 3-4 years. That’s the the result that has come for us today.”
Rohit said his players knew what has to be done in such high pressure matches.
“We have played lots of high pressure games in the past as well and have been on the wrong side as well. But the guys understand what needs to be done. Today was the perfect example of when the back is against the wall, what is required. We stuck together as a team and the guys, all of us, even when at one point it was looking South Africa’s way. Overall, as a team, as a group on the field, we wanted this really bad. We wanted to win this. To win a tournament like this, a lot goes behind the scenes, a lot of effort, a lot of minds need to come together. I am very proud of this bunch of boys,” he said.
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