Shah extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Men in Blue and dedicated the victory to outgoing coach Rahul Dravid and the senior trio of Rohit, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja, who announced their retirement from T20Is after winning the title against South Africa in Barbados.
"Many congratulations to team India for this historic victory. I would like to dedicate this victory to coach Rahul Dravid, captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. This was our third final in the last year," Shah said in a video . message.
"We were in the WTC final in June 2023, but we lost it. We won a lot of hearts with ten consecutive wins in November 2023, but we couldn't win the ODI World Cup. I had said in Rajkot that we would win the Cup in June. In 2024, we will win hearts, win the World Cup and raise the Indian flag high, and our captain did exactly that.”
The BCCI secretary highlighted the importance of the last five overs of the summit clash that shifted the momentum towards India as Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya bagged crucial wickets while Suryakumar Yadav's flying catch at the boundary rope put the final nail in the coffin for India to triumph.
"The last five overs in the final made a huge contribution to this victory. For this contribution, I would like to extend my utmost gratitude to Suryakumar Yadav, (Jasprit) Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya," he said.
In the end, he relied on Rohit's leadership to win his first WTC final and also the Champions Trophy in 2025.
"After this victory, the next stage is the WTC 2025 final and the Champions Trophy. I am really confident that we will win both the tournaments under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. Once again, thank you all. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat, Vande Mataram," Shah concluded.
The Indian team returned on Thursday and was welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his New Delhi residence before leaving for Mumbai for a victory parade from Nariman Point to Wankhede Stadium. The team received a prize money of Rs 125 million from the BCCI at the Wankhede Stadium for bringing the T20 World Cup back home after 17 years. It also ended the country's 11-year ICC title drought.
"Many congratulations to team India for this historic victory. I would like to dedicate this victory to coach Rahul Dravid, captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. This was our third final in the last year," Shah said in a video . message.
"We were in the WTC final in June 2023, but we lost it. We won a lot of hearts with ten consecutive wins in November 2023, but we couldn't win the ODI World Cup. I had said in Rajkot that we would win the Cup in June. In 2024, we will win hearts, win the World Cup and raise the Indian flag high, and our captain did exactly that.”
The BCCI secretary highlighted the importance of the last five overs of the summit clash that shifted the momentum towards India as Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya bagged crucial wickets while Suryakumar Yadav's flying catch at the boundary rope put the final nail in the coffin for India to triumph.
"The last five overs in the final made a huge contribution to this victory. For this contribution, I would like to extend my utmost gratitude to Suryakumar Yadav, (Jasprit) Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya," he said.
In the end, he relied on Rohit's leadership to win his first WTC final and also the Champions Trophy in 2025.
"After this victory, the next stage is the WTC 2025 final and the Champions Trophy. I am really confident that we will win both the tournaments under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. Once again, thank you all. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat, Vande Mataram," Shah concluded.
The Indian team returned on Thursday and was welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his New Delhi residence before leaving for Mumbai for a victory parade from Nariman Point to Wankhede Stadium. The team received a prize money of Rs 125 million from the BCCI at the Wankhede Stadium for bringing the T20 World Cup back home after 17 years. It also ended the country's 11-year ICC title drought.
