The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently revealed the “Champions Ring” to celebrate the Indian cricket team’s victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup. This wonderful event took place during the annual Naman Awards on February 1. In a video shared on Twitter, the rings were shown, featuring the players’ names and numbers, with an Ashoka Chakra symbol in the middle. Surrounding the Chakra are the words: “India T20 World Champions 2024”.
The BCCI posted, “Presenting #TeamIndia with their CHAMPIONS RING to honor their perfect World Cup journey! Diamonds may last forever, but this victory will always be cherished by a billion fans. These memories will resonantly ‘Ring’ with us forever.”
At the ceremony, nine players from the 15-member squad who played in the thrilling final against South Africa were present. However, veteran player Virat Kohli was missing because he was playing a Ranji Trophy match for Delhi on the last day of the game. Kohli had been a star in the final, scoring 76 runs off 59 balls.
Captain Rohit Sharma shared his feelings about winning the World Cup, saying, “Honestly, it took me a while to realize we’ve won the World Cup. After we arrived in Mumbai, it hit us what we actually did. In Barbados, we were stuck for days because of a hurricane, so we couldn’t go out and celebrate right away.”
India won the final even when South Africa only needed 30 runs off the last five overs. The end of the match was full of emotion, with players like Hardik Pandya, Rohit, Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah shedding tears. This win marked India’s first major trophy since the 2013 Champions Trophy. Remarkably, it was the same group of players who had previously dominated the 2023 World Cup at home but lost to Australia in the final. Rohit, Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja have since retired from T20Is.
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