T20 World Cup 2024: “Nothing was scripted,” says Rohit regarding his epic sand eating celebration
Rohit Sharma with the World cup, pic:x
Xtra Time Web Desk: In a historic triumph, Indian captain Rohit Sharma led his team to victory in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, ending India's over decade-long wait for the trophy. India clinched the title by defeating South Africa by 7 runs in a thrilling final on 29th June, Saturday.
In a heartfelt video shared by the BCCI, Rohit Sharma expressed his profound connection to the Barbados pitch, saying, "Nothing was scripted. It was all coming instinctively. I was feeling the moment. When I went to the pitch, that pitch gave us this trophy. I will remember that ground forever in my life and that pitch. I wanted to have a piece of it with me."
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Rohit further elaborated on the surreal feeling of the victory, stating, "It’s been a great moment right from the time the game got over to now. It feels like a dream. It feels like it hasn’t happened. Although it has happened, it feels like it hasn’t happened."
Reflecting on the journey, Rohit shared, "That’s the emotions and feelings you have. We have dreamt about this for such a long period, we worked hard as a unit for such a long period and to see this (the trophy) with us, it feels quite relieved as well. When you work hard for something and eventually at the end you get it, it feels nice."
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Celebrating the victory, Rohit mentioned, "Last night we had a good time, we had a blast with the teammates till the early morning. I would say I didn’t sleep properly but that’s fine by me. There is a lot of time for me to go back and sleep. I want to live this moment, each minute, each second that is passing by and will try to make the most out of it."
The relief and joy of finally achieving their goal after such effort was immense, making the victory feel incredibly rewarding.
Team is set to leave Barbados and head to New Delhi by Wednesday evening, despite the hurricane threat in the region.
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