Prime Minister Modi hailed India's talismanic batter Virat Kohli for his knock in the final match of the marquee event and his overall contribution to Indian cricket. The Prime Minister also congratulated skipper Rohit Sharma for his splendid captaincy and appreciated his T20 career.
As India lifted the prestigious T20 World Cup trophy for the second time, Rahul Dravid opened up on his role as the head coach of the Men in Blue and said that it was a great journey.
After winning the T20 World Cup 2024 and ending India's long wait for an ICC trophy, skipper Rohit Sharma opened up on his retirement from the 20-over format and said that there's nothing better than winning the cup and saying goodbye.
The inaugural session included a welcome address by Neil Anthony Koorbanally, Professor of Organic Chemistry, College Dean of Research, at the University of Kwazulu-Natal.
West Indies iconic duo Chirs Gayle and Ian Bishop congratulated India for their success and had special praise in store for stalwart batter Virat Kohli, who brought an end to his international career.
Stalwart batter Virat Kohli's childhood coach, Rajkumar Sharma congratulated the Indian team and heaped praise on his former student's performance in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa.
After passing the baton to the next generation and bringing an end to his illustrious T20I career, Virat Kohli admitted that he couldn't have dreamt of a better day than lifting the T20 World Cup trophy.
He started the innings with three boundaries in the first over and laboured his way to a half-century off 49 balls before picking up speed in the final overs.
Despite playing with Jasprit Bumrah for so many years, India skipper Rohit Sharma was unable to explain how the craft pacer can effortlessly perform the way he does when the situation demands it the most.
Indians from all over the country were spotted celebrating just after the "Men in Blue" clinched victory in a thrilling final match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 by beating South Africa by seven runs in Barbados on Saturday.