Team India batting coach Vikram Rathour has penned down a heartfelt post for captain Rohit Sharma after the win in the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Rohit Sharma led India to victory in the ninth edition of the T20 World Cup, thus ending the nation’s long wait for an ICC trophy. India had not won the T20 World Cup since 2007 while their last victory in an ICC competition came way back in 2013.
Rohit Sharma has been receiving praise from all over for his leadership in the T20 World Cup. Not only the Indian cricket fraternity but fans and experts from other countries have also heaped praise on him for the way he led the team. And Vikram Rathour has also hailed him as a leader.
Rohit Sharma inspires Team India to lift WT20 2024 Trophy
The veteran batsman Rohit Sharma led the team from the very front in the competition as India won the tournament without losing a single game. India won three of their four group games while one was abandoned due to a wet outfield. In the Super 8s, India defeated Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Australia. Rohit Sharma had played a stunning knock of 92 runs against Australia.
In the semifinal, he scored a brilliant fifty on a tough pitch as India beat defending champions England by 68 runs to qualify for the final of a T20 World Cup for the first time since 2014. The Men in Blue went on to beat South Africa by 7 runs in a thrilling final to clinch the trophy.
Taking to Instagram, Rathour posted a couple of photos of himself posing alongside Rohit and wrote that the Indian captain’s action inspired others as well.
Rohit Sharma retires from T20Is after the World Cup.
Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from T20Is. The India ODI and Test captain announced his decision during the post-match press conference after the final. Rohit has finished his T20I career as the highest run-scorer in the format. He scored 4231 runs in 159 games with the help of a record 5 centuries and 32 half-centuries.
Rohit is also the second-highest run-scorer in the T20 World Cup with only Virat Kohli ahead of him. Meanwhile, he is not the only Indian player to retire from T20Is after the World Cup win. Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja have also brought down the curtains on their T20I careers.
Team India batting coach Vikram Rathour has heaped praise of words for Indian skipper Rohit Sharma.
India’s batting coach Vikram Rathour hails skipper Rohit Sharma after T20 World Cup win
India’s batting coach Vikram Rathour heaped praise on captain Rohit Sharma after the latter led the Men in Blue to their second T20 World Cup title. India played a thrilling final against South Africa in Barbados, winning by seven runs.
Rathour shed light on how inspirational Rohit was as a leader. He took to Instagram to post pictures of himself with Rohit and here’s what he wrote:
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and achieve more. You are a leader. 🙏🤗 well done skipper.”
Rohit Sharma also announced his T20I retirement after the game in the press conference. He felt it was the best possible way to bid adieu to the format
Rohit Sharma on his emotions after the T20 World Cup win
As Hardik Pandya bowled the last ball of the final, Rohit Sharma went down on his knees in celebration. He also laid down on the ground and punched the turf in relief.
After the game, Rohit talked about his emotions, highlighting how India had come close to winning tournaments several times recently. Here’s what he told reporters:
“I wanted this badly. Very hard to put it in words. At that moment, I didn’t know how to express what was going in my mind. It was a very emotional moment. I wish I could capture that moment myself, but not really, you can’t do that. But I will always remember that. Those are the moments you wait for. You don’t plan these things. I was very desperate for this in my life. Happy that we eventually crossed the line this time.”
It will be interesting to see who India’s next T20I captain will be with the likes of Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah in the mix.