India Wins T20 World Cup 2024 Live Updates: Reactions pour in after Men in Blue win first world title in 13 years. After India’s win, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced their T20I retirement, while this was Rahul Dravid’s last game as India coach.
India Wins T20 World Cup Final Live: Reactions are pouring in after India pulled off a sensational victory over South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup on Saturday at Barbados. Everyone from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to legends of the game like Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni have reacted to India winning their first world title in 13 years.
The match was almost slipping out the hands of the Indian cricket team at one point with South Africa needing just 30 runs from 30 balls in their chase, thanks to Heinrich Klaasen’s belligerent 52 off 27 balls. However, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya, who shared seven wickets between them, roared back in the death overs to cut down South Africa at 169-8.
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There were emotional scenes after India won the title, with captain Rohit Sharma and talisman Virat Kohli announcing their retirement from T20Is. The match also marked the final time coach Rahul Dravid was at the helm of the Indian cricket team.
India won its second T20 World Cup to cap off a sequence of last few years where India lost the World Test Championship final twice and the 50-over World Cup final at home to Australia.
“Guys understand when the pressure is on what needs to be done,” India captain Rohit Sharma said after India’s win. “Today was a perfect example, (we) stuck together with backs to the wall. We wanted this really bad … very proud of the bunch of boys and the management.”
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Scroll down to read all the reactions to India winning the T20 World Cup 2024 by beating South Africa and the tributes pouring in for Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma (both of whom have called time on their T20I career) and Rahul Dravid, who has walked away from his role as Team India coach.
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India Wins T20 World Cup 2024 Live Updates: Catch all the reactions to India winning their first world title in 13 years after defeating South Africa at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.
India vs South Africa: Champion or choker?
This T20 World Cup, under Markram, a new South Africa has emerged. They talk and also know how to walk the tightrope. Three of their games in this tournament have gone to last overs — Bangladesh, Nepal, the Netherlands — but they are alive and kicking in Barbados to tell their survival story. They have taken their time, come together to ponder on possibilities in a huddle and have emerged from the field sporting smiles. South Africa have been quick to adapt to every innovation the game has seen, started well at the World Cup, and are now ready to walk the last mile too. (READ MORE)
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First uploaded on: 30-06-2024 at 12:13 IST
