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Female Cricketers reacts as India ends 17-Year wait with T20 World Cup Win at Barbados

June 30, 2024
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India Skipper Rohit Sharma and co ends a 17-year-old long wait for a T20 World Cup Glory to script a glorious chapter in Indian cricket history.

Female Cricketers reacts as India ends 17-Year wait with T20 World Cup Win at Barbados
Female Cricketers reacts as India ends 17-Year wait with T20 World Cup Win at Barbados

Captain incredible Rohit Gurunath Sharma marshaled his troops to script a remarkable chapter in the history of Indian cricket. The date 29th June 2024 (Saturday) will be etched into the history books and remembered for a long time to come.

The men in blue ended a 17-year-old wait for T20 World Cup glory (after the 2007 T20 World Cup), a World Cup title after 13 years (after the 2011 ODI World Cup), and an ICC Trophy after 11 years (after the 2013 Champions Trophy). Skipper Rohit Sharma joins former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the one to lead his side to a T20 World Cup title, fulfilling the dreams of billions, and bringing tears of joy to Indian fans all around the world. The former skipper claimed the glory in the year 2007. Rohit Sharma becomes the only player to win a T20 World Cup Trophy both as a player and as a captain.

The recently concluded edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 was co-hosted by the USA and the West Indies. India fought through the challenging alien conditions in the USA leg of their campaign, displaying remarkable character and the nerves of steel getting over the line in an edge-of-the-seat low-scoring thrillers to book a spot in the Super Eight stage of the tournament.

As the action moved to the West Indies, the men in blue switched gears and got better with each game in their stride. They kickstarted their journey in the Super Eight stage with a comprehensive 47-run victory over a spirited Afghanistan side led by skipper Rashid Khan. They handed a hammering 50-run defeat to Bangladesh led by skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, solidifying their chances for a spot in the semi-final.

The Indian team were up against Australia led by skipper Mitchell Marsh in the penultimate league game of the tournament. Skipper Rohit Sharma led from the front, scoring a blazing 92 at a strike rate of 224.39. India eventually inflicted a massive blow, landing a potential knock-out punch to Australia’s qualification hopes with a comfortable 24-run victory over the Aussies.

India were all set to face England led by skipper Jos Buttler in the 2nd semi-final. A repeat of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 2nd semi-final in Adelaide. The men in blue managed to put the scars of 2022 to bed with a thrashing 68-run margin to progress to the final. The men in blue were all set to face South Africa led by skipper Aiden Markram for the title clash. Much-like the Indian team South Africa too were unbeaten in the tournament.

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India showed remarkable belief and the nerves of steel defending a total of 177, to overcome spirited, fighting response from the Proteas to clinch the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title courtesy of a seven-run victory. https://x.com/JemiRodrigues/status/1807122575144706149?t=ug_gJgKShba7lMvNHuZkuA&s=08

The Women in Blue batter Jemimah Rodrigues speaks about the decisive catch taken by Suryakumar Yadav on the boundary ropes to send David Miller back to the pavilion at a crucial juncture in the run chase, tilting the game in India’s favour.

India became the first team to win a T20 World Cup by being unbeaten throughout the tournament and only the third team to lift the trophy twice (2007 and 2024) after West Indies (2012, and 2016), England (2010, and 2022).

Former Indian Women’s team skipper Mithali Raj expresses her delight and her post match reactions filled with appreciation.

A former legendary Indian women’s team pacer Jhulan Goswami showers her praise on India’s key performers throughout the men in blue’s campaign in the recently concluded edition of the World Cup.

Former Indian legend Anjum Chopra reacts to India’s T20 World Cup triumph.

A title triumph by the men in blue provided a fairytale ending to a couple of icons of Indian cricket Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli who called it a time on their T20I careers. Also a fitting farewell to head coach Rahul Dravid who signs off his term at the helm on a high. Virat Kohli was awarded the Player of the Match and pacer Jasprit Bumrah was named the Player of the Tournament.

The women in blue, including skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh, all-rounder Deepti Sharma, and spinner Shreyanka Patil, extended their warm congratulations to the men’s team for their historic achievement. Pakistani skipper Nida Dar and all-rounder Fatima Sana also shared their overwhelming wishes on social media to congratulate the men’s team. Ex-Australian and World Cup winner Lisa Sthalekar, former English captain Isa Guha, and 2017 World Cup winner Alex Hartley took to social media to express their heartiest congratulations to the Indian team. Many more female cricketers expressed their gratitude on social media, celebrating the Indian men’s team winning their second T20 World Cup trophy.

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