Funny as it may sound, India’s cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has bowed to express his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending his congratulatory message on the just concluded T20 World Cup tournament.
The Men in Blue broke the jinx by claiming the ICC trophy 11 years after coming out from the Kensington Oval in Barbados against South Africa. Chasing a target of 176, the Australian batsmen were finally bowled out for 169, and India won by 7 runs, sending the country into a frenzy.
After the record-breaking victory, PM also congratulated Rohit for his aggressive mindset, batting, and captaincy, which have given the Indian team a new dimension. PM talked to him today, he said.
In return, Rohit got emotional and said that he and the team were “very proud” to be taking the cup back home and bringing joyous moments to the people of India.
The 37-year-old also starred in the middle for India, which emerged champions, being the second-highest run-getter of the tournament. So far, he has scored 257 runs in the 8 matches at an excellent average of 36. Lahore’s Babar Azam played a dazzling knock, scoring 71 and a strike rate of 156. 70, and these consisted of three half-centuries, with a personal high of 92.
Thus ended Rohit’s fruitful T20I career, along with that of the former captain, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja, who also opted out of the shortest form of cricket.
Cricket lovers across the nation celebrated as the trophy that had been lost for a long time came back to India, and the message from Rohit to the PM made it even better.
