Ind vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 – Rohit Sharma: This World Cup win is my biggest achievement

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Rohit spoke of despair and when asked to explain his attitude when he went down and celebrated the victory. “I wanted this so bad,” she said. “It’s very difficult to put into words because at that time, I don’t want to say what I was thinking and what was going through my mind, but it was a very emotional moment for me.

“I wish I could capture that moment myself but it’s not, you can’t do that but I’ll always remember that. Yes, those are the moments you wait for and you don’t plan these things, it just happens because ‘I long for certain things in life and I longed for this so much in my life that we finally crossed the line this time.'”

Rohit brought the trophy at the press conference. He has come close to the World Cup many times since his first win in 2007. He lost selection in 2011 at the last minute, and has been a crucial part of India’s five World Cup wins. The last defeat, at the end of an unbeaten run at home, left him very sad.

“He has done a lot for Indian cricket when he was playing. In the last three years he has worked hard with this team. He has had to push himself many times because it is not easy for boys to match his height. So Rahul pushed himself. He learned what the boys wanted, I have to do the work, Rahul bhai can’t to hit.

“It has been three years since he explained his role to the boys. The boys who are not in the team he has been in contact with: keep telling him what is happening with the team, if they are able to come back, what will be their role when they come back. Rahul is a person who likes to learn.

Rohit expressed disagreement between the intellectual hopes ahead of the final, but as captain he decided to bat first. He has won four of his six IPL titles batting first. “I’m a believer in just running around the board in big games,” he said. “That’s how my mind works, it’s not necessary for everyone in the group to think like that.

“But I have a decision to make and I made it clear that no matter what the pitch is, no matter what it is, we have to try to put runs on the board and fight. He’s good at throwing the ball as well. I’ve seen what the boys have done with the ball. So, I was confident that whatever points we have, we can try to defend it.

“I know the result went in our favour, but even if the result wasn’t in our favour, I would still fully support the decision to bat first. Although I thought the field played well, in all 40 overs on the field. It was really good, which we thought it would be after the first half, the sun was beating down , there’s no grass on the pitch, it looks very dry to roll and water must have got in there so it’s nice and hard.”