Rohit Sharma Tries To Plant Indian Flag After Winning T20 World Cup 2024 In Barbados – WATCH

Rohit Sharma became the third Indian captain after Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni to win a World Cup.

New Delhi: Rohit Sharma tried to plant the Indian Tricolor at the Kensington Oval in Barbados after India defeated South Africa by seven runs in the T20 World Cup 2024 final on Saturday. On an emotion-filled day, India thus ended their 11-year wait for a global trophy. It was India’s second T20 World Cup victory after they had won it in 2007 under the legendary MS Dhoni in South Africa, and first since winning the Champions Trophy in 2013.

Soon after the win when all the players were celebrating, Rohit took a Tricolour from someone on the ground and tried to plant on the ground.

The Flag. The Emotion. pic.twitter.com/CLeaniOfsR

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Star batter Virat Kohli, who was an upcoming cricketer 17 years ago, made his first fifty of this tournament in the final — a classy 76 off 59 balls with six fours and two sixes that carried India to a competitive 176/7. Then the Indian bowlers, led by Arshdeep Singh (2/20) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/18), worked their magic as they did throughout this tournament, limiting South Africa to 169/8 to propel India to their second T20 World Cup.

There were pockets of fight from the Proteas, who were playing in their maiden World Cup final. Heinrich Klaasen threatened India with a 52 off 27 balls (2×4, 5×6) but Hardik Pandya (3/20) snatched the crucial wicket to bring the game decisively in favour of India.

But a large chunk of the credit should go to Kohli for anchoring the innings and pushing India to a fighting total. He completed his fifty in 48 balls, but the knock was what precisely India needed the early dismissals of skipper Rohit Sharma (9), Rishabh Pant (0) and Suryakumar Yadav (3), which had reduced India to a worrying 34 for three.

However, Kohli had an able partner in Axar Patel (47, 31 balls, 1×4, 6×4) during the fourth wicket alliance that produced precious 72 runs to ease the early nerves. After the run-out of Axar, who took on SA bowlers bravely, another left-hander Shivam Dube (27 off 16 balls, 3×4 1×6) gave some late steam to Indian innings.