Virat Kohli aur Rohit Sharma ne T20 World Cup jeetne ke baad format se retire hone ka elaan kiya
India ke captain Rohit Sharma aur Virat Kohli ne South Africa ke khilaf T20 World Cup final jeetne ke baad apne format se retire hone ka elaan kar diya, jisse Bharat ke das saal ke baad silverware jeetne ki talaash khatam hui.
Dono khiladi T20 internationals ke itihas mein sabse zyada run banane wale khiladi hain, jinke paas 4,000 se zyada runs hain, aur unhone apne jeet ke pal ko chhune ke baad stage chhodne ka faisla kiya.
Kohli ne gripping saat-run ki jeet mein 59 balls par 76 runs banaye, jabki Sharma ne 2007 mein jawan hone par jeete hue trophy ko fir se apne haath mein uthaya.
Kohli, jo abhi bhi khel ke sabse bankable star hain, pehle gaye aur post-match presentation mein apne prastaan ki pushti ki.
“Yeh ab ya kabhi nahi wali sthiti thi. Yeh mera akhri T20 match tha Bharat ke liye, mera akhri World Cup tha, isliye maine isse poori tarah se jeena chaha,” unhone kaha. “Yeh ek khuli raaz thi. Ab agli peedhi ko T20 game ko aage le jane ka samay hai.
“Yeh hamare liye ek lamba intezar raha hai, ICC tournament jeetne ka intezar. Humne us cup ko jeetne ki chahat rakhi. Cheezon ko roknay mein mushkil hui hai aur mujhe lagta hai yeh baad mein samajh aayega. Yeh ek adbhut din raha hai aur main shukraguzar hoon.”
Sharma ne apne cards thode aur kareeb rakhe, formalities, initial dressing room celebrations aur apni press conference ke vast majority ke baad finally apna surprise diya.
“Yeh mera bhi akhri match tha,” unhone kaha. “Is format ko alvida kehne ka isse behtar samay nahi hai. Maine is har pal ko pyar kiya hai. Maine apna Bharat career T20 mein shuru kiya aur yeh woh hai jo main karna chahata tha. Maine cup jeetna aur alvida kehna chaha.”
Ek India team ke liye jo pichle das saalon mein ICC finals mein paanch baar runners-up rahi hai, tino formats mein yeh catharsis ka pal tha.
“Yeh kehna mushkil hai humne kya kya jhela hai… bahut saare high-pressure games jisme hum galat taraf rahe hain,” Sharma ne kaha.
“Ladke samajh gaye the jab pressure aata hai toh kya karna hota hai aur aaj iska ek perfect example tha. Humne apni back ko diwaar ke sath chipka ke rakha. Humne isse bahut buri tarah chaha tha.”
Sharma final mein apna nishaan nahi chhod paye, sirf 9 runs banakar out ho gaye, par Kohli aur Jasprit Bumrah ka shukriya ada kiya, jo ne 2 wicket ke sath 18 runs diye aur ant mein game badal diya.
“Mauke par, bade khiladi khade hote hain. Kisi ko Virat par shak nahi tha, woh pichle 15 saalon se apne game par rahe hain. Jasprit? Mujhe nahi pata woh kaise karta hai. Yeh bas ek masterclass hai. Class act.”
Proteas skipper Aiden Markram, jinki team pehla World Cup jeetne ka sapna dekh rahi thi aur last 30 balls mein sirf 30 runs ki zaroorat ke bawajood jeet nahi paayi.
“Yeh dil todne wala hai… is match ka tareeka sirf bhavnaon ko aur badhata hai,” unhone kaha.
“Mujhe lagta hai hum pehli jeet se ek kadam aur kareeb hain. Yeh bahut chubh raha hai par main ati garv ke sath keh raha hoon.
“South Africans pratishpradh, sammanjanak aur ladayi karte hue girenge. Yeh hamare liye ek garv ka pal hai.”
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