Rahul Dravid sets Virat Kohli one last challenge after India’s historic T20 World Cup 2024 win

India‘s journey to victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 ccombined with a happy victory South Africa, ending more than a decade of waiting for a World Cup title. The Men in Blue showed exceptional skill and determination throughout the tournament to win the coveted trophy.

This victory is marked Rahul DravidLast time as a head coach, like his Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) the contract ended with the conclusion of the global event. Before his departure, Dravid gave away India’s talismanic batter Virat Kohli special and final mission to complete.

Virat Kohli’s stellar performance

Kohli was the man of the match in the final, playing a crucial innings of 76 off 59 balls to help India post a competitive total of 176/7. Throwers, led by Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh again Hardik Pandyathen restricted South Africa to 169/8, registering a 7-run victory over India.

Rahul Dravid’s last assignment for Virat Kohli

After the summit clash, as the players reveled in their hard-earned victory, the Indian dressing room erupted in joy and celebration. A heartwarming video shared by the ICC on its Instagram handle captured the moments of joy, with the Indian players taking turns to pose with the trophy.

Amidst the celebrations, outgoing head coach Dravid presented a special task to Kohli, saying, “All three whites have been produced, one of the red ones will go.” This cryptic message was a nod to Kohli’s achievements in three forms of the white ball – winning awards ODI World Cup 2011i Champions Trophy 2013, and now the T20 World Cup. Dravid’s message emphasized the next big challenge for Kohli and the team: winning World Test Championship (WTC) title, thereby completing a sweep of all three major ICC tournaments.

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Kohli’s quest to win forever

Kohli’s illustrious career has already been decorated with incredible achievements, but the one trophy that continues to elude him and the Indian team is the World Test Championship.

Kohli, who played a major role in India’s victories in ODI WC 2011 and CT 13, now has a T20 WC victory added to his impressive list.

Despite this, the WTC is still an important target. India reached the finals of the last event in 2021 and 2023 but fell short New Zealand and Australia, respectively. Kohli’s batting and the team’s determination will be crucial as they aim to make it to the WTC Final next year In Englandwith the ultimate goal of winning the Test Championship mace.

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