When the Indian stars ended their T20 journey by lifting the T20 World Cup, it was the first time that they were part of a winning Indian team. Virat Kohli was not a part of the Indian team which lifted the T20 World Cup trophy in 2007 held in South Africa. And Rohit Sharma was left out of the team in the 2011 Cup co-hosted by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Finally, the wait ended on Saturday when India won against South Africa in the T20 World Cup finals by 8 runs at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies. Kohli and Sharma were seen savouring the historic moment after the victory as they lifted the trophy while holding the Indian flag. Kohli opened up on the moment captured in a video shared by Star Sports.
He said that he had told Rohit to hold the trophy for some time."It was a very special thing for him [Rohit] as well. His family is here, Samaira [Rohit's daughter] was on his shoulder. But I just felt like in the victory, lap he was behind the whole time.
I told him, you also hold the trophy for a while, for two minutes. We should take a picture together because this journey has been very long." A post shared by Star Sports India (@starsportsindia)The cricketer shared his journey with Indian team over the years, where their focus always remained on growth of the team despite reversing roles between them as skipper, Virat said."Me and him have been playing together for so many years and just trying our level best to make sure that this happens for India. Captain leader, leader captain, we have just worked for only one thing - that's Indian cricket.
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