India is bringing home an ICC trophy after 11 years. It has been 17 years since India won the T20 World Cup. Therefore, the importance of the victory against South Africa on the soil of West Indies increases. Along with the players of Team India, the eyes of former cricketers and fans were also tired waiting for this trophy. Therefore, as soon as Rohit Sharma lifted the trophy in Barbados, Irfan Pathan and Robin Uthappa, who had won the T20 World Cup in 2007, started crying.

What did Uthappa-Pathan say?

Irfan Pathan was doing commentary and match analysis of T20 World Cup 2024 on Star Sports.

As soon as the Indian team won, he raised the Indian flag. After this he burst into tears. He said that Rohit Sharma has given many years of happiness. The whole country was waiting for this for a long time. He thanked Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya. He also praised Suryakumar Yadav's catch and said that he will not forget him for this amazing catch till his last breath.

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Robin Uthappa called Team India

Robin Uthappa was talking to Ravichandran Ashwin about this match. During this, he suddenly started crying. Seeing him crying, Ashwin also got emotional. He expressed happiness for the rest of the players including Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid. Uthappa revealed that after the match was over, he tried to talk to the Indian players by calling them.

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Rohit-Virat-Hardik also cried a lot

After winning the T20 World Cup, captain Rohit Sharma also became very emotional. He was crying bitterly on the field. Then Yashasvi Jaiswal, Akshar Patel and Sanju Samson tried to handle him. Along with him, Virat Kohli also started crying on the field. Both of them also hugged each other. At the same time, Hardik Pandya was seen very emotional. During this, he remembered his struggle of the last 6 months and started crying.