Overview

• On the one-year anniversary of India’s 2024 T20 World Cup victory in Barbados, captain Rohit Sharma revealed he couldn’t sleep before the final against South Africa and felt overwhelming nerves that left him physically numb.
• Speaking on JioHotstar, Sharma described Suryakumar Yadav’s last-over catch to dismiss David Miller as the defining moment that swung the match.
• He highlighted Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 76 and a 72-run partnership with Axar Patel as pivotal in setting India’s 176 for 7 total in the final.
• The triumph ended a 13-year major-tournament title drought and signaled a resurgence for India’s national side under coach Rahul Dravid.
• Sharma’s reflections underscored that the final marked his last T20I match and accelerated a broader leadership transition within the squad.