India’s T20 World Cup-winning skipper Rohit Sharma stated that he’s “not going to stop” from successful huge trophies for his nation after their newest accomplishment and thanked his “three pillars” for his or her help in his journey as a captain. Rohit and his males ended India’s 11-year ICC trophy drought as they defeated South Africa by seven runs in an exciting closing in June to seize their second ICC T20 World Cup title at Barbados. Speaking on the CEAT Cricket Awards, Rohit stated that the group will preserve pushing itself and “striving for better things”.
“There is a reason I won five IPL trophies. I am not going to stop, because once you get the taste of winning games, and winning Cups, you do not want to stop and we will keep pushing as a team. We will keep striving for better things in the future,” stated Rohit.
Rohit stated that the group has some huge assignments arising, just like the tour to Australia for 5 Tests later this 12 months, the ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC World Test Championship closing (if the group qualifies for the latter) subsequent 12 months in Pakistan and the UK.
“We have got a couple of solid tours coming up, very challenging ones as well. For us, it never stops. Once you achieve something you always look forward to achieving more. That is what I will be doing. I am pretty sure my teammates will be thinking on the same line. What I have seen in the last two years in Indian cricket, there’s some real excitement, some real good cricket is being played,” he stated.
The Indian skipper stated that it was his dream to remodel his group right into a unit with extra freedom and fewer considered statistics and milestones. He thanked his “three pillars”, former head coach Rahul Dravid, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah and chief selector Ajit Agarkar for his or her help.
“It was my dream to transform this team and not worry too much about the stats, the results, to make sure that we create that environment where people can go out there and play freely without thinking too much. That is what was required. I got a lot of help from my three pillars, who are Mr Jay Shah, Mr Rahul Dravid (and the) chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar,” Rohit stated.
“That was very critical for me to do what I did and not to forget the players, who came in at different points in time and helped the team to achieve what we achieved. When we won the World Cup, it was important for all of us to enjoy the moment which we did pretty well and thanks to our nation as well for celebrating with us,” he added.
Recapping the ultimate match of the T20 World Cup 2024, Virat Kohli (76), Hardik Pandya (3/20) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/18) starred in Men in Blue’s seven-run win over South Africa within the closing at Barbados on June 29.
Virat’s masterclass knock helped India attain 176/7 in 20 overs, whereas Bumrah and Pandya unleashed a tempo choke on Proteas, snatching the match from a shedding place to limit Proteas to 169/8 of their 20 overs.
The twenty sixth version of the awards honoured a distinguished group of cricketers and sports activities leaders who showcased distinctive expertise and management all year long.
Phil Salt was celebrated because the Men’s T20I Batter of the Year, whereas Tim Southee earned the title of Men’s T20I Bowler of the Year. In recognition of his tactical brilliance, Shreyas Iyer acquired the Award for Outstanding Leadership for successful the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Sai Kishore was acknowledged because the Domestic Cricketer of the Year for his constant performances on the home circuit.
Virat Kohli took house the Men’s ODI Batter of the Year award, and Mohammad Shami was named the Men’s ODI Bowler of the Year.
The Award for Most Matches as a Captain in Women’s T20I History was awarded to Harmanpreet Kaur, whereas Yashashvi Jaiswal and Ravichandran Ashwin had been honoured because the Men’s Test Batter of the Year and Men’s Test Bowler of the Year, respectively. On the ladies’s aspect, Deepti Sharma was named the Women’s Indian Bowler of the Year, and Smriti Mandhana earned the title of Women’s Indian Batter of the Year.
The Award for the Fastest Double Century in Women’s Test went to Shafali Verma, whereas Jay Shah was acknowledged with the Award for Excellence in Sports Administration for his or her important contributions to the game. For his wonderful contribution to the world of cricket, Rahul Dravid was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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