India captain Rohit Sharma speaking on t20 world cup stated that winning matches and trophies for his country has always been his top goal, calling the possibility of winning the 2024 T20 World Cup the apex of his career.
Men in Blue won the T20 World Cup with a seven-run victory on Saturday night against South Africa, capping an incredible match between two undefeated teams. But Rohit and Virat Kohli acknowledged that they played their last international match in the game’s shortest format after inspiring their team to victory.
Rohit agreed to the statement if it was best moment of his career.
Rohit Speaks on T20 world cup
He said, “This has to be the greatest time, I can say that. It’s only because how desperately I wanted to win this. So, all the runs—all the runs that I’ve scored in all these years, I think it does matter, but I’m not big on stats and all of that.
“I think winning games for India and winning trophies for India, that is what I look forward to all the time. And having this now right beside me probably has to be, I don’t know, honestly, I don’t know if it’s the greatest or what but it is definitely one of the greatest, I can say that.
Emotions were running high after the victory, with Rohit seen sliding onto the ground in the final over as the win was secured, tears of joy streaming down his cheeks. “I wanted this badly. It’s very hard to put it in words because that moment, I don’t want to say what I was thinking and what was going in my mind, but it was a very emotional moment personally for me. I wish I could capture that moment myself but not really, you can’t do that but I will always remember that.
“Yeah, those are the moments you wait for and then you don’t plan these things, it just happens because you’re so desperate for certain things in life and I was very desperate for this in my life. So, happy that we eventually crossed the line this time,” he added.
Rohit signed off, praising a whole host of contributors to the win in the final. “I am very lucky to have players like this in my squad, players who are playing for me and Team India – really, really grateful and thankful as well.”
