Bridgetown, Barbados, Rohit Sharma held the T20 World Cup trophy like a newborn baby as he walked onto the beach here for the captain's triumphant post-tournament photoshoot, a serene smile refusing to leave his face and the feeling of being a world champion has not yet fully sunk in.
He can't be blamed for being a little dazed. After all, he had broken a hex that lasted more than a decade.
"It's surreal. It feels like a dream. It feels like it hasn't happened. Even though it has happened, it feels like it hasn't happened," Rohit laughed trying to process his thoughts after 24 hours while speaking to BCCI.TV. .
The coastal city of Bridgetown is battling a hurricane. The same could be said of the Indian captain, only his is a battle to control a range of emotions that threaten to overwhelm him like a huge ocean wave from time to time.
"Last night we had a great time, we had a great time with our teammates until early in the morning," he couldn't stop smiling before getting excited. I would say I didn't sleep well, but that's absolutely fine with me. I have plenty of time to go back to sleep.
"I want to live this moment, every minute, every passing second and I will try to make the most of it," he said, describing how it felt to lead an Indian team to its first ICC title in 11 years.
"It's been a great moment since the match ended until now. It's the emotions and the feelings you have," said the captain.
His marauding run at the top, especially in the playoffs, earned Rohit a place in the team of the tournament, but all he can think about for now is a sense of joyful relief.
"We have dreamed of this for a long time, we worked hard as a unit for a long time and seeing this (the trophy) with us also makes me feel quite relieved.
"When you've worked hard for something and you finally get it, you feel very, very good," the boss reiterated.
People were amazed and amused to see Rohit walk onto the 22-yard court at Kensington Oval and pop a small speck of dirt into his mouth, just like Novak Djokovic does after winning Wimbledon.
The 37-year-old said it was a spontaneous act.
"Nothing was written. Everything came instinctively. I was feeling the moment," Rohit said about his ode to the grass that gave him the time of his life.
"When I went to the field, that field gave us this trophy. I will remember that field forever in my life and that field too. I wanted to have a piece of it with me.
"Those moments are very special, the place where all our dreams came true and I wanted something from it," he concluded.
He can't be blamed for being a little dazed. After all, he had broken a hex that lasted more than a decade.
"It's surreal. It feels like a dream. It feels like it hasn't happened. Even though it has happened, it feels like it hasn't happened," Rohit laughed trying to process his thoughts after 24 hours while speaking to BCCI.TV. .
The coastal city of Bridgetown is battling a hurricane. The same could be said of the Indian captain, only his is a battle to control a range of emotions that threaten to overwhelm him like a huge ocean wave from time to time.
"Last night we had a great time, we had a great time with our teammates until early in the morning," he couldn't stop smiling before getting excited. I would say I didn't sleep well, but that's absolutely fine with me. I have plenty of time to go back to sleep.
"I want to live this moment, every minute, every passing second and I will try to make the most of it," he said, describing how it felt to lead an Indian team to its first ICC title in 11 years.
"It's been a great moment since the match ended until now. It's the emotions and the feelings you have," said the captain.
His marauding run at the top, especially in the playoffs, earned Rohit a place in the team of the tournament, but all he can think about for now is a sense of joyful relief.
"We have dreamed of this for a long time, we worked hard as a unit for a long time and seeing this (the trophy) with us also makes me feel quite relieved.
"When you've worked hard for something and you finally get it, you feel very, very good," the boss reiterated.
People were amazed and amused to see Rohit walk onto the 22-yard court at Kensington Oval and pop a small speck of dirt into his mouth, just like Novak Djokovic does after winning Wimbledon.
The 37-year-old said it was a spontaneous act.
"Nothing was written. Everything came instinctively. I was feeling the moment," Rohit said about his ode to the grass that gave him the time of his life.
"When I went to the field, that field gave us this trophy. I will remember that field forever in my life and that field too. I wanted to have a piece of it with me.
"Those moments are very special, the place where all our dreams came true and I wanted something from it," he concluded.
