NDTV's Team Of T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma Leads, 4 Other Indians Also Make The Cut

30.06.2024 - 20:43 sports.ndtv.com

Remember the date - June 29 - India lifted their second T20 World Cup - their first in 17 years - on Saturday by beating South Africa in a thriller.

The team also bid farewell to the legendary trio - Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja - as the tournament was wrapped up on a high note in Bridgetown's Kensington Oval.

Apart from India's fairytale journey, the tournament has also witnessed the rise of the Afghanistan and USA cricket teams and a remarkable redemption of the former champions, West Indies.

A few early exits for the likes of New Zealand, Pakistan, and Australia have also made headlines. As the T20 World Cup 2024 ended more as a bowler-friendly event, let's have a look at who has made it to the tournament's best-playing XI. Rohit Sharma (captain) Far from home, in the Caribbean, Rohit Sharma was only one of them who deserved a World Cup win very badly on Saturday.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the T20 World Cup 2024-winning Indian cricket team at his residence on Thursday. The Rohit Sharma-led side defeated South Africa in the final to clinch the title but it was a bittersweet moment for Indian cricket as shortly after the victory, the trio of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja announced their retirement from T20I cricket. However, the celebrations were huge for the side and they finally landed in New Delhi early in the morning on Thursday after getting stuck in Barbados due to bad weather. The Indian cricket team players travelled to PM Modi's residence where they stayed till 1 PM and during the time, the cricketers had a free-flowing conversation with PM Modi. Suryakumar Yadav was present in the meeting as part of the Indian cricket team and the star batter's 7-year-old social media post on X (Twitter) has resurfaced as the entire country celebrates the victory.

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Team India's T20 World Cup 2024 Victory Parade Live Updates: There has been a delay for the start of Team India's victory parade. Rohit Sharma and Co. landed a bit late in Mumbai and that led to the delay in the start of the parade. The victory parade is set to start from Marine Drive in Mumbai to the iconic Wankhede Stadium. A bus with the huge poster of World Cup-winning Team India is ready to take the players to the tour, with a large crowd expected to cheer the team on the path. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will felicitate the World Cup-winning team after its arrival at the Wankhede Stadium. The crowd at Wankhede Stadium chanted "Hardik, Hardik" ahead of the start of the victory parade.