Virat Kohli, Arshdeep Singh Go Ballistic With Bhangra In Barbados After India Lift T20 World Cup 2024 – WATCH
New Delhi: Virat Kohli couldn’t hold the dancer in him as the former India captain was caught doing the Bhangra to a popular Daler Mehendi song, ‘Tunak Tunak Tun’ after India ended a decade-long wait for an ICC trophy when they defeated South Africa in the final by seven runs to lift the T20 World Cup 2024 title on Saturday. It was India’s second T20 World Cup title after MS Dhoni-led Men in Blue clinched the silverware in 2007.
Kohli, who played a match-winning innings of 76 runs under pressure, also announced his retirement from the shortest format of the game. With the champions’ medals around their neck, the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel and Mohammed Siraj started dancing to ‘Tunak Tunak Tun’ before Kohli joined in. Kohli and Arshdeep had their moments too.
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Earlier, on an emotion-filled day, India ended their 11-year wait for a global trophy. Kohli, who was an upcoming cricketer 17 years ago, made his first fifty of this tournament in the final — a classy 76 off 59 balls with six fours and two sixes that carried India to a competitive 176/7. Then the Indian bowlers, led by Arshdeep Singh (2/20) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/18), worked their magic as they did throughout this tournament, limiting South Africa to 169/8.
There were pockets of fight from the Proteas, who were playing in their maiden World Cup final. Heinrich Klaasen threatened India with a 52 off 27 balls (2×4, 5×6) but Hardik Pandya (3/20) snatched the crucial wicket to bring the game decisively in favour of India. But a large chunk of the credit should go to Kohli for anchoring the innings and pushing India to a fighting total.
He completed his fifty in 48 balls, but the knock was what precisely India needed the early dismissals of skipper Rohit Sharma (9), Rishabh Pant (0) and Suryakumar Yadav (3), which had reduced India to a worrying 34 for three.
However, Kohli had an able partner in Axar Patel (47, 31 balls, 1×4, 6×4) during the fourth wicket alliance that produced precious 72 runs to ease the early nerves. After the run-out of Axar, who took on SA bowlers bravely, another left-hander Shivam Dube (27 off 16 balls, 3×4 1×6) gave some late steam to Indian innings.