Bridgetown. This star studded team won the T20 World Cup by defeating South Africa by seven runs in a thrilling match. With this, India’s 11 year long wait for the ICC title also ended. Last year’s unfulfilled dream was fulfilled on the strength of the fire from Virat Kohli’s bat and Rohit Sharma’s ‘cool’ captaincy. With this victory, the eyes of Indian cricket lovers also became moist. Many players of the Indian team including Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli became emotional. Rohit’s wife Ritika was also crying. On the other hand, the atmosphere in South Africa’s dressing room was sad. Then the star cricketer of the Indian team did something that will fill your heart too.
In fact, South African batsman Quinton de Kock, saddened by the defeat, was sitting on the ground with his daughter at the stadium. Meanwhile, Indian team’s wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant slowly reached him. He hugged Quinton and consoled him. Cricket fans liked this style of Pant a lot. He could not show anything amazing with the bat in the final against the South African team but he won hearts after the match. When the whole team was celebrating the victory, Pant was seen consoling Quinton de Kock.
Quinton de Kock scored 39 runs
Quinton de Kock scored 39 runs off 31 balls. During this, he also hit 4 fours and 1 six. Arshdeep Singh got him caught by Kuldeep Yadav. There was a time when the match was in South Africa’s control but thanks to Hardik Pandya’s brilliant bowling and Suryakumar Yadav’s incredible catch, India made a dramatic comeback in the match and won the match.
FIRST PUBLISHED : June 30, 2024, 11:10 IST