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India will be out to end their global title drought while South Africa are seeking to bury their 'chokers' tag at Kensington Oval on Saturday when the tournament's two unbeaten sides clash in the Twenty20 World Cup final.
With back-to-back half-centuries to his name, it is fair to say that India captain Rohit Sharma has led the team from the front. After a shaky start to the tournament in the group stage, Rohit has been firing on all cylinders of late, scoring half-centuries against England and Australia, respectively. In the semi-final against England, Rohit stitched together a crucial partnership with Suryakumar Yadav, adding 73 runs in 50 balls, to help India post 171/7. During their partnership, there was a moment where Rohit told Suryakumar that he would attack Liam Livingstone if he bowls overpitches the ball.
The T20 World Cup 2024 final is just round the corner with India and South Africa clashing in one of the most anticipated matches in recent times. Both teams are currently unbeaten in the competition with South Africa completely outplaying Afghanistan in the first semi-final and India registering a big win over England in the second. While cricket fans all around the world are eagerly waiting for the summit clash, rain can end up playing spoilsport. According to AccuWeather, there is a good chance of rain during the match with 99 per cent cloud cover. "Mostly cloudy and humid; breezy in the morning, then occasional rain and a thunderstorm in the afternoon," the website's weather forecast stated.
Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Friday said Rohit Sharma's leadership qualities played a big hand in India's unbeaten run in the ongoing T20 World Cup, and urged the team to play with freedom in the final against South Africa to end a 11-year wait for an ICC trophy. India will face the Proteas in the title clash at Bridgetown, Barbados, and will be eyeing their first global trophy since winning the Champions Trophy in 2013. "I'm very happy for Rohit Sharma. Life comes full circle. Six months ago he was not even the captain of Mumbai Indians and the same man is now leading India to a World Cup final, unbeaten," Ganguly said after being roped in as the brand ambassador of Veedol.
Former World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev lauded Team India skipper Rohit Sharma's captaincy and said that the Men in Blue have done 'wonderfully well' in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 under the 37-year-old's leadership. The India skipper Rohit Sharma played a stupendous knock in the first inning of the semi-final match against England on Thursday. Rohit played a 57-run knock off 39 balls at a strike rate of 146.15. He smashed 6 fours and 2 sixes during his time on the crease. However, his knock had to come to an end in the 14th over when Adil Rashid dismissed him.
Former Pakistan cricket team skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq courted controversy when he accused India fast bowler Arshdeep Singh of "ball tampering" during the T20 World Cup 2024. Following India's win over Australia in the Super 8, Inzamam said that Arshdeep was getting reverse swing due to some 'serious work on the ball'. In response, India captain Rohit Sharma rubbished any such accusation and even asked the critics to "open their minds". Inzamam has now retorted to Rohit's statement and cautioned him to not teach reverse-swing provided it was Pakistan who gave it to world cricket.
Virat Kohli got out on a single-digit score for the fifth time in the 2024 T20 World Cup, in India's semi-final against England in Guyana. Kohli made a run-a-ball 9 against England, a knock which took his tally to just 75 for the tournament in seven innings. After his dismissal, Kohli's disappointment was evident. A video went viral on social media, showing Kohli in a serious mood, and being consoled by Team India head coach Rahul Dravid. He was dismissed by his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate in IPL 2024, Reece Topley.
India captain Rohit Sharma lavished praise on the gun spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel for the spectacle they produced in the semi-final of the ongoing T20 World Cup against England in Guyana. After Jos Buttler smacked away Arshdeep Singh for three boundaries in the third over, Axar Patel turned the tide on his first delivery of the match. Axar removed England captain Jos Buttler (23) by going away from his usual style of skidding the ball and decided to spin it. The English skipper tried to counterattack with a reverse sweep. He bottomed it straight to Rishabh Pant behind the stumps.