Inspirational, emotional: New-Gen India stars hail T20 WC triumph, eye their own glory
Shubman Gill and Riyan Parag who termed it as an «inspiration» while vowing to bring more glory to the nation in future. The new line of Indian players is here to play a five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe, which is starting from Saturday at the Harare Sports Club.
Gill, who is leading the contingent here, was a travelling reserve with Rohit Sharma's men before returning to India after the group stage of the T20 WC which was held in the USA.
The 24-year-old rated the victory as a «feather in the cap».
«This must have been very special for all of them, and special for me. They have been working very hard for this. So, it's a feather in the cap,» Gill told BCCI while sharing his feelings about India's thrilling seven-run win over South Africa in the title match at Barbados last week.
Abhishek Sharma, who had a stellar run for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024, had a special companion while watching the final — multiple World Cup winner Yuvraj Singh.
«I was watching the match (T20 WC final) with the one and only Yuvi paji (Yuvraj Singh). He got very emotional when India won the final. Watching that, I felt very good and got very inspired.
»It's a dream for all of us to win an ICC trophy, and he has won it for India many times," Sharma said.
«I will never forget that moment, and then we went outside and celebrated. I think this World Cup was very special and now I am really motivated to win a Cup for the country,» he added.
Riyan Parag, who is set to make his T20I debut against Zimbabwe, called the
