In India, Cricket is not just considered a sport but an emotion and even a religion. This was proved by the Indian Fans during Team India’s victory parade as an enormous crowd surrounded their bus.
What’s Similar Between India’s 2024 T20 World Cup and Argentina’s 2022 FIFA World Cup Victory?
The Fans: Just like after Argentina’s victory in 2022, India too was welcomed by a gigantic crowd, waiting to get a glimpse of their victorious heroes and the coveted ICC T20 World Cup Trophy. The pictures of both events prove the same.
The Two Legends: Kohli and Messi both won their debut trophy (FIFA World Cup Trophy for Lionel Messi and ICC T20 World Cup Trophy for Virat Kohli).
Note: Virat won the ICC ODI World Cup Trophy in 2011 but not a T20 World Cup Trophy before this.
The Last Ride: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have played their last T20 World Cup. Lionel Messi hasn’t confirmed as of now, but many believe it could well be the last FIFA World Cup he played.
“Men in Blue”: India and Argentina both have blue-coloured jerseys.
Streets of Mumbai, India 🇮🇳 after T20 World Cup 2024 Victory✌🏻
Streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷 after FIFA World Cup 2022 Victory✌🏻
The Craze is Unreal 💥#VictoryParade #IndianCricketTeam pic.twitter.com/7Ug5NPZZuN
— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) July 4, 2024
The T20 World Cup 2024 victory ended India’s quest for an ICC title since they last won the Champions Trophy in 2013 under MS Dhoni’s captaincy. After last year’s tragic defeat in the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup, this victory becomes even more significant for the ‘Men in Blue’.