Rohit Sharma: Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian cricket team defeated South Africa in the final match of the T20 World Cup 2024 in June and captured the trophy. Team India succeeded in becoming the biggest T20 champion after a long wait of 17 years. It is almost two months since the tournament concluded and the fans have still not forgotten the scenes after that victory. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma gave the credit for this T20 World Cup victory to three special people in an event.
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In fact, Rohit Sharma was awarded the Men’s Cricketer of the Year award at the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards held on Wednesday. During this, while speaking at the event, he credited former Indian team coach Rahul Dravid, BCCI secretary Jay Shah and chief selector Ajit Agarkar for the T20 World Cup victory, calling all three the pillars of Indian cricket. The Indian captain said that all three people together supported the players and tried their best to bring out the best in them, due to which we were able to win the trophy.
Rohit Sharma said "There is a reason I won 5 IPL trophies, I am not going to stop because once you get a taste of winning games, winning cups, you don't want to stop – we will keep pushing as a team – we will keep striving for new things in future". [CEAT Awards/Gaurav Gupta] pic.twitter.com/3EbmhjIb2a
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Rohit said that it was a dream for me to prepare the team in such a way that everyone can play freely without worrying about the results. This was very important. In this matter, I got a lot of help from all three pillars of Indian cricket. Along with this, Rohit Sharma also praised the contribution of those players who helped the team win through their performance at different times.
Rohit Sharma’s reaction on the feeling of winning the T20 World Cup
The Indian legend also reacted to the feeling of winning the T20 World Cup and said, ‘It was a feeling that cannot come every day. It was something we were really expecting. When we won the World Cup, it was important for all of us to enjoy the moment, which we did very well and also thank our country for celebrating with us. As much as it matters to us, it matters to the whole country as well. It felt really good to bring the trophy back home and celebrate with everyone here.’
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