The T20 World Cup 2024 final is still fresh in the minds of fans. Be it Suryakumar Yadav's catch, pacers' exemplary bowling in the death over or Virat Kohli's resolute half-century, there are many factors that helped India beat South Africa in the title-decider.
However, captain Rohit Sharma has now revealed another factor that played a big role in India's win. During his appearance on Kapil Sharma's comedy show, Rohit revealed that wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant thought of a brilliant ploy to slow down things in the middle, helping India disrupt South Africa's rhythm which turned tide in India's favour. "When South Africa needed 30 runs off 30 balls, just before that, there was a small break.
Pant used his intelligence to pause the game - he had a knee injury, so he had his knee taped, which helped slow down the game - because the game was fast-paced, and at that moment, all a batter wants is the ball to be bowled quickly.
But we had to break the rhythm. As I was setting the field and talking to bowlers, suddenly I saw Pant fall on the ground. The physiotherapist had arrived and was taping his knee.