- By Himanshu Badola
- Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:01 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
T20 World Cup 2024: India's legendary players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma provided a memorable moment after the team's title triumph in the T20 World Cup 2024 on Saturday.
India defeated South Africa by seven runs in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, remaining unbeaten throughout the tournament.
This was India's second T20 World Cup title win, having won the first 17 years ago in the tournament's inaugural edition way back in 2007 in South Africa.
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As skipper Rohit and Kohli played key roles in helping the Men in Blue end the 11-year-long and frustrating wait for an ICC trophy, the duo led the team's joyous celebrations after the monumental achievement.
The duo shared a special moment after India's historic win, posing with the beautiful T20 World Cup trophy in their hands and the Indian flag on their back.
Batting maestro Kohli opened up on the iconic photo and revealed that he had told skipper Rohit to hold the trophy for a while.
"It was a very special thing for him [Rohit] as well. His family is here, Samaira [Rohit's daughter] was on his shoulder. But I just felt like in the victory lap he was behind the whole time. I told him, you also hold the trophy for a while, for two minutes. We should take a picture together because this journey has been very long," Kohli revealed in a video shared by Star Sports.
The star batter went on to open up on their journeys with the Indian team over the years where roles shifted but the focus on Indian cricket always remained the same.
"Me and him playing together for so many years and just trying out level best to make sure that this happens for India. Captain leader, leader captain, we have just worked for only one thing - that's Indian cricket. That picture was a dedication to Indian cricket," the 35-year-old added.
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Kohli was the first to announce his retirement from the shortest format and Rohit followed with a surprising confirmation as the duo brought an end to their respective stellar careers.
The duo finished their T20I careers as the leading run-getters of the shortest format - Rohit at the top with 4231 runs and Kohli with 4188 runs.
Both the players, however, will continue to play the ODI and Test formats with the same aim to achieve more and more for the national side.