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India captain Rohit Sharma was 'truly touched' by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inspiring words as the latter hailed Team India's performance in the T20 World Cup 2024, where they emerged victorious in the final, beating South Africa. In a post on social media, Rohit thanked PM Modi for his 'kind words' and said that the team is proud to be bringing the T20 World Cup trophy home.
The victorious Indian cricket team's return home has been delayed significantly as a hurricane-like situation in Barbados has forced the authorities to shut down air travel, forcing the players to remain indoors in their hotels. Rohit Sharma and his men defeated South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 final on Saturday and were expected to fly out on Sunday. But, even on Monday, there's no clarity over their return schedule, with adverse weather conditions forcing them to remain inside the team hotel.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) concluded the T20 World Cup 2024 by announcing the team of the tournament for the 2024 edition. The Indian cricket team, which defeated South Africa in the final, saw as many as 6 names making the cut while surprisingly there was no place for even a single player among the XI from the runners-up South Africa. For the Indian team, skipper Rohit Sharma led the list at the top, thanks to his exemplary batting in the tournament while middle-order star Suryakumar Yadav also made the cut. It's the bowling unit where India dominated the list, with the pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh getting the honour alongside all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
The two greats of Indian cricket -- Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli -- called time on their T20I careers with India's T20 World Cup triumph on Saturday. It was an emotional moment for both the players as the two played crucial roles for the national team in the format of the game for quite a long time. Virat led the team in T20Is before stepping down from the role in 2021. Rohit then took over the duties and fared well for India in the post. After India's defeat to England in 2022 World Cup semi-final both Rohit and Virat missed T20I cricket the next year and it was Hardik Pandya, who led the team. Later, Rohit and Virat returned to the format with the former being the captain again.
India skipper Rohit Sharma callled time on his T20I career after guiding the team to its second World Cup in the format, describing it as the perfect time to "say goodbye". Rohit made the announcement at the press conference after his long-time teammate Virat Kohli brought down curtains on his fabled career minutes after India defeated South Africa by seven runs at the Kensington Oval, Barbados in the final. "This was my last game as well. No better time to say goodbye. I wanted this (trophy) badly. It's very hard to put in words," Rohit told at the post-match press conference.
Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar shared a heartfelt post after the team's T20 World Cup triumph. Taking to social media platform X, Manjrekar credited captain Rohit Sharma, head coach Rahul Dravid, and chief selector Ajit Agarkar for the team's success in the tournament as India ended a 13-year wait to win an ICC title. However, there was no mention of star batter Virat Kohli in Manjrekar's post. Fans were quick to notice the same and blasted the cricketer-turned-commentator for ignoring Kohli, who was named 'Man of the Match' in the final against South Africa.
A discussion about Indian cricket team all-rounder Hardik Pandya is hardly ever complete without the mention of the 'TINA' (There Is No Alternative) factor in the past few months. Even when the cricketer was visibly out of form during the IPL 2024, fans and even some experts agreed that it is extremely difficult to drop him due to what he brings to the game. Over the past decade, Hardik gradually established himself as the premier fast-bowling all-rounder in India and even at present, there are not many players who can provide those attributes for the national side. While there were some doubters when he was named vice-captain for the T20 World Cup 2024, his performance and contribution in guiding the Rohit Sharma-led side to their first T20 World Cup title in 17 years really proved that there is really no alternative.
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