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.
"Gutted" and "hurt" after South Africa's heartbreak in the T20 World Cup final, skipper Aiden Markram was aware that they could have won the game against India while hunting down 177, which they felt was a "chasable total".
Emotional India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who was in tears after Men in Blue sealed T20 World Cup glory, opened up on the challenging six months leading up to the marquee event and said that he had kept quiet not speaking a word.
As India bagged its second ICC T20 World Cup title by beating South Africa, Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry congratulated India, calling it a masterful performance under pressure.
South Africa opener Quinton de Kock etched his name in the history book for scoring the most runs for the Proteas in a single edition of the T20 World Cup.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar congratulated team India on securing their second ICC T20 World Cup title by beating South Africa by seven runs in a thrilling final at Barbados on Saturday.
A fine exhibition of death bowling by trio of Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya and stupendous knocks by Virat Kohli and Axar Patel helped India end their ICC trophy drought, securing their second ICC T20 World Cup title by beating South Africa by seven runs in a thrilling
Virat also announced his retirement from T20Is following the win. After managing just 75 runs in the first seven innings of the competition, Virat stepped up when it mattered the most, scoring 76 in 59 balls, with six fours and two sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 128.81.