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After taking a break from the wild celebrations in Barbados, Dravid praised his captain while speaking to the media Rohit SharmaBy the way, he also announced his retirement from the T20 international team.
“I will miss him as a person,” said Dravid, who was part of the Indian team that reached the 2003 ODI World Cup final, which lost to Australia at the summit.
“I would forget about cricket, forget about captaincy and everything… I think what really impressed me in all of this was the kind of person he was, the respect, care and commitment he showed me. He put in a huge amount of effort for the team and he never backed down, so for me, I think what I will remember the most is (Rohit) as a person.
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“He’s going to be a great captain, he’s going to be a great player, he’s going to score runs, he’s going to win trophies, but I think he’s the one I want to be with the most,” Dravid concluded. .
Under Dravid’s coaching, India reached three ICC Trophy finals in a year. The team lost to Australia in the finals of the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup but are determined to not let up in the T20 World Cup.
In this match, India, who chose to bat first, scored 176 for 7, mainly due to Virat Kohli’s outstanding performance of 76 off 59 balls, which earned him the “Man of the Match” award. Player” award.
Axar Patel’s valuable contribution of 47 runs off 31 balls also played a crucial role in India’s total.
In response, South Africa suffered two early setbacks but managed to pull off an impressive feat through the efforts of Heinrich Klassen (52 off 27 balls) and Quinton de Kock (39 off 31 balls). Impressive turnaround. Their partnership reduced the required run rate to just one run per ball.
However, Hardik Pandya’s timely intervention to dismiss the dangerous Klaasen helped India regain control of the match.
‘Man of the Tournament’ Jasprit Bumrah performed well in the 18th match, conceding just two runs and picking up a wicket, further tilting the scales in India’s favour. .
The decisive moment of the match came at the start of the 20th over when Suryakumar Yadav took a brilliant catch on the boundary off Pandya’s bowling.
Pandya’s impressive figures of 3 for 20 proved it as South Africa failed to catch up and ended up with 169 for 8 to hand India a thrilling win.
