With a thrilling victory in Barbados, India finally broke its global trophy drought in T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma and his team brought joy and celebration throughout the nation as they clinched the title. Virat Kohli played a crucial role in the win, scoring a match-winning 76 runs against South Africa. This victory marked the end of an incredible T20 international career for Kohli, who was awarded a glittering silver trophy.
After over a decade of heartbreaking losses in knockout matches of ICC World Cups, including two at home in 2014 and 2023, India finally clinched the title. The cricket-crazy country erupted with midnight celebrations, with fans in blue Indian shirts on cars and bikes taking to the streets in cities like New Delhi. Tears of joy were shed, and people danced on the streets in Mumbai, flinging their little ones in the air inside shopping malls in Lucknow, and holding car parades in Ahmedabad well past midnight.