India’s T20 World Cup winning captain Rohit Sharma recently appeared on Gehotstar, where he mentioned a significant moment in the final match of the ICC T20 World Cup between India and South Africa. He highlighted the incident of Suryakumar Yadav’s amazing grip near the border ropes.
India never saw in the game until Rishabh Pant stopped the match to call the physio to check on his knee. This marked the return of Jasprit Bumrah with the ball at 16th of the match when South Africa needed just 30 runs off 30 balls.
He probably did not break the partnership, but he gave a major blow to South Africa for the flow of runs. Hardik Pandya dismissed Henrich Klassen with a detailed delivery in the 17th over, causing a major setback to chase South African.
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After a few overs in the game, Hardik was handed a ball to the last over of the game by skipper Rohit Sharma. With 16 runs needs and David Miller on strike, he closed Hardik’s broad full toss for Harya, who took a running catch on the border, popping the ball back from the fence.
Rohit expanded Surya’s grip: “Surya was far away from a long time, and from that catch-hunstry, it was a moment of the match. Even after taking it, he was checking the umpire whether he touches the rope. Everyone was in his mouth. I was for a long time. I was for a long time, it came to see. It seemed like a six.”
Rohit said, “Zoom camera showed that the rope did not run-which usually touched. It gives us some relief. But until it flashs on the big screen, you don’t know what the third umpire is going to decide,” Rohit said.
Rohit Sharma opens on keeping Rahul Dravid for the T20 World Cup
The T20 World Cup win marked the end of the term of Indian coach Rahul Dravid. The former coach had decided to step down from the role of an Indian coach after the end of the ICC World Cup 2023, when India ended its campaign on a disappointing note after losing the final against Australia.
“Rahul Bhai wanted to step down after the 2023 World Cup. But we said,” There is another World Cup in six months. We have come far away. Let’s give it another shot. ” He agreed, and I am happy that he still sure he took the right decision, “Rohit Sharma made a revelation.
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India’s white ball success under Rohit Sharma
Indian captain Rohit Sharma can be called one of the most successful skippers in India in the history of white-ball cricket. Only MS Dhoni has won more trophies in the limited overs format than Rohit.
India has played three major limited overs tournaments since Rohit Sharma stepped into as the captain of India. Under Sharma’s captaincy, India was the last undefined of the ICC World Cup 2023. He cannot take a title there, but after his reign in winning the ICC T20 World Cup title in 2024 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 title, both claimed Rohit Sharma as an Indian captain.
Suryakumar to face first challenge as Indian T20 captain in Asia Cup
After Rohit Sharma declared his retirement from the shortest format of the game in international cricket, Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav was selected as the choice of Indian captaincy, which was bypassing the choice of Jasprit Bumrah or Hardik Pandya.
Suryakumar has immense experience with the Indian T20 side, as it is the only format that includes it. He recently showed his domination with his amazing tenure in the IPL, where he made several records and was also the second largest run-run-song of the season.
Suryakumar has won all the T20I series since stepping into a captain for India; However, his influence will be tested in the upcoming Asia Cup, which will be Suryakumar’s first major tournament as the captain of India.
