Over the last week as most Indian viewers sat glued to their televisions and computers watching India and South Africa whiz to the final T20 World Cup match, the Kensington Oval in Barbados erupted. Since no club was defeated in the course of the competition this particular match was highly anticipated.

People around the global fans witnessed cricket after the fierce battle when India clinched the T20 World Cup 2024 title! The Men in Blue thus broke their 13-year long ICC title drought, having edged past South Africa by as narrow a margin as the seven runs.

During the thriller that was the final, everyone was on their feet. It could have been the last T20 world cup for Virat Kohli as a captain as he led the team to a downward victory scoring 76 runs from the match. The Indian bowlers in reply with Bumrah being as usual, unblinkable then clinched the fate of a weak target of 176 runs. Sadly, no matter how hard they tried, South Africa came unstuck at last and it was left to their shell shocked fans to dwell on might have beens.

The match was tense as fielding and especially bowling was very precise on the part of both teams. Despite this, the rain did not raise its ugly head and the entire 20 overs was played fully.

Going down the memory lane this is a momentous victory for Indian cricket. It proves the team’s dominance and happened after a narrow defeat in the 50-over World cup the previous year. The skipper of the winning team, Rohit Sharma also admired his teams’ calmness in the pressure cooker situation and called this win special.

Unfortunately, all the efforts that the team laid down could not help South Africa to secure their maiden World Cup title in any of the formats. They have however performed exceedingly very well in the competition all through and they leave Barbados with their heads held high.

Comfort and Joy for Indian Admirers
India fanned celebrations on the back of the victory. People were happy to finally see the team win, tens of millions of individuals flooded into brand blue and the streets voiced their approval. This victory is even more sweeter for the ardent Indian fanbase because it is the end product of years of relentlessly chasing the sides without tasting victory in ICC competitions.

Celebrating the New Era of Indian CricketThis victory is said to be one of the moments where the Indian cricket team touched new heights. This team has shown a shift in programs with better fitness, flexibility, and mindset evolved, which is hardly seen with Rahul Dravid as a head coach and Rohit Sharma as a captain. A core of young specialists with a desire to win, the victory in the T20 World Cup may be the beginning of a new domination of India in the shortest type of the game.