Rohit Sharma expresses his feeling before the T20 World Cup final, Team India's ODI captain says...
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New Delhi: Rohit Sharma has revealed how nervous he was before the T20 World Cup 2024 final and what his feelings were about this match. India won the T20 World Cup title by defeating South Africa by seven runs on 29 June 2024, a day a year ago today. With this, the Rohit Sharma-led team ended the 11-year drought of winning the ICC tournament. What was in Rohit Sharma's mind?
Recalling the final match, Rohit told how he couldn't sleep properly a day before the final due to nervousness. Rohit said on a sports channel program, 13 years is a very long time. Most people's careers don't even last 13 years. Therefore, I had to wait for such a long time to win the World Cup. I last won the World Cup in 2007. For me, nothing could have been bigger than this. Rohit Sharma's statement
'I couldn't sleep the whole night. All I could think about was the World Cup. I was nervous. I couldn't feel my legs. Was I nervous? Of course. I don't show it, but inside, it was a lot. We had to leave around 8:30 or 9 in the morning, but I woke up at seven. From my room I could see the ground and just kept looking at it. I remember thinking, 'In two hours I will be there and in four hours the result will be out. Either the cup will be here or not,' said Rohit Sharma How was the T20 World Cup final?
Winning the toss and batting first in the final match, India scored 176 runs in 20 overs, losing seven wickets. In reply, South Africa could score 169 runs in 20 overs, losing eight wickets. With this victory, India ended the 11-year ICC trophy drought. India had earlier won the Champions Trophy in 2013. At the same time, India won the T20 World Cup after 17 years and the World Cup after 13 years. In 2011, India won the ODI World Cup. In what format did Rohit Sharma take retirement?
After India's victory, Virat Kohli had announced that he will not play in this format for India anymore, but will continue to play in the IPL. After this, in the press conference, Rohit also gave a double shock to the fans by saying goodbye to the T20 International.
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