India Wins T20 World Cup Trophy After 17 Years

PM Modi praised the Indian cricket team for their historic T20 World Cup win, expressing pride in their achievement in a post on X and a video message.

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Rohit Sharma was moved to tears after India's T20 World Cup win, dropping to his knees with arms spread wide in celebration

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Virat Kohli, Player of the Match: "My last T20 World Cup, and we achieved what we wanted. God is great; I got the job done when it mattered"

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Jasprit Bumrah, Player of the Series: "Stayed calm, over the moon with family here. Worked hard for this. Focused on one ball at a time, glad to execute the reverse-swing"

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After a tense final over, Hardik Pandya secured India's win, saying, "It's very emotional. This is what the nation wanted. I knew my time to shine would come"

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Suryakumar Yadav's spectacular catch to dismiss David Miller in the final over of the ICC T20 World Cup turned the game in India's favor

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Siraj, who shed tears after India's World Cup loss, now celebrates their T20 World Cup victory with tears of joy, showing his deep love for cricket and country.

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Cheers to coach Rahul Dravid for preparing such a great team and being a tremendous support—a perfect farewell gift!

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