Indian cricket fans hold aloft a Virat Kohli jersey at India gate in New Delhi on 29 June 2024. (Arun Sankar/AFP)
Fans in blue India jerseys shed tears of joy and danced on tabletops at a sports bar in New Delhi on Saturday as Rohit Sharma’s team edged South Africa to win the T20 World Cup and end a global title drought.
India won a thrilling final by seven runs in Barbados to clinch their first major title since the 2013 Champions Trophy.
India last won a World Cup in 2011 at home under MS Dhoni, who earlier led the team to a T20 World Cup trophy in the inaugural edition in 2007.
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