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T20 World Cup Triumph: India's T20 World Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma has revealed that the night before the summit clash against South Africa was sleepless the whole night due to nerves and he was so nervous that he "couldn't feel my legs."

Sunday, June 29, marked the first anniversary of the memorable victory in Barbados that ended 13 years of World Cup crown drought for India.

"Thirteen years is a long time. Most people don't even have a 13-year career. So, to wait that long to win a World Cup... the last one I won was in 2007. For me, it couldn't have gotten any bigger than this. I didn't sleep the whole night. I was only thinking about the World Cup. I was nervous. I couldn't feel my legs," Rohit reminisced while speaking to JioHotstar.

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"Did I feel nerves? Of course. I just don't show it — but inside, it was a lot. We were supposed to leave around 8:30 or 9 in the morning. But I woke up at 7. From my room, I could see the ground and just kept watching it.

"I remember thinking — 'In two hours, I'll be there. And in four hours, the result will be out. Either the Cup will be here or it won't'."

The skipper described the nimble-footed Suryakumar Yadav's catch to dismiss David Miller in the last over as the defining moment of the final.

"Even after (the catch), the umpires sent it up to the third umpire and it was being checked whether Surya caught the ball or not, and everyone's hearts were in their mouths. I thought it was gone, and it was a six because I was on the long off. I was standing right opposite Surya," Rohit said of the thrilling game.

Suryakumar showed great presence of mind to pull off a stunning catch at long-off to dismiss the dangerous-looking Miller, which eventually sealed a seven-run win for the Indian team.

Detailing the catch, the then-India captain added, "I saw this and thought 'Oh shit', (they now need) 10 (runs) off five balls. But then I saw that the ball is coming into Surya's hands.

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"It would have taken a blinder to take that catch. It would have taken a lot of effort to take that catch because when it was in the air it looked like it would cross the rope easily. Maybe the wind pulled the ball a bit into the ground.

"I was standing with Surya. When the umpires were checking the catch and I said 'Surya, tell me. You tell me. I don't want to look there (at big screen). And he said I have caught it. Surya is honestly one of the safest catchers in the team — without a doubt. I haven't seen him drop many catches. He's got incredibly safe hands."