Rohit Sharma Retires After Leading India to T20 World Cup Victory

India’s cricket captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from T20 cricket after leading the team to victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup. Rohit, who is the highest run-scorer in T20 internationals, expressed his joy on Instagram.

Final Match Highlights

In the final match, India won the toss and chose to bat first. Despite a shaky start at 34/3, a strong partnership between Virat Kohli (76) and Axar Patel (47) helped India reach 176/7. South Africa’s bowlers, Keshav Maharaj and Anrich Nortje, took two wickets each.

During South Africa’s chase, they were reduced to 12/2 but a partnership between Quinton de Kock (39) and Tristan Stubbs (31) brought them back into the game. Heinrich Klaasen’s half-century (52) posed a threat, but India’s bowlers Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, and Hardik Pandya made a strong comeback, restricting South Africa to 169/8.

Virat Kohli was named ‘Player of the Match’ for his outstanding performance. This victory marks India’s first ICC title since the Champions Trophy in 2013.