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‘I was scared’, Rohit told when did he feel in the final that the match was lost?

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T20 World Cup 2024: Team India and Indian cricket fans will always remember the day of 4th July. This is the same day when Rohit’s army, which won the T20 World Cup 2024 title, was given a rousing welcome all over India. As soon as the Men in Blue set foot on the country’s soil for the first time, cricket fans welcomed their champions in the same style they deserved. There was celebration in Delhi early in the morning, then when the team reached Mumbai, there was a huge crowd on the streets. Mayanagari Mumbai is seen immersed in the celebration of Team India.

When the Indian team was taking out a victory parade from Marine Drive to Wankhede, lakhs of fans gathered and welcomed their heroes with open hearts. After this, the team reached Wankhede Stadium where the players were also felicitated. At Wankhede, captain Rohit Sharma dedicated this trophy to the country and told how special it is to win this title.

This trophy is for the whole country- Rohit

In the felicitation ceremony held at Wankhede Stadium, captain Rohit Sharma said, ‘Thank you everyone, it has been great since we came to India. This trophy is for the whole country’ Rohit saluted Hardik who dismissed David Miller in the last over, hearing these words of Rohit, Hardik also respected his captain. Earlier, when Hardik Pandya reached Wankhede Stadium with the trophy, people chanted ‘Hardik…Hardik’. He got a lot of love.

I was scared, but Surya did a great job

Referring to the last over in the T20 World Cup final, Rohit said, “In the last over, I was standing at long on, Suryakumar was at long off, Hardik was bowling the most important over for us. As soon as Miller played the shot, I got scared, but as soon as Surya caught the catch, I understood that the match was ours, because from where I was standing, I could see that this catch was clean and Miller was out.”

I am very happy to win the trophy- Rohit Sharma

Rohit finally said, I am very happy to win the trophy. Winning every match of the World Cup was very important for me. In the first World Cup, we told the world that we can win the World Cup, after that we won the World Cup again, which was very important. After that, winning the Champions Trophy was also special. This shows that the fans wanted the victory more than the players. This is a special team and I am lucky that I am leading it and could fulfill the dream of every Indian.