The Indian cricket team made history in Barbados by lifting the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 by defeating South Africa in the final of the competition. India became the only team in the history to win the tournament without losing a single game throughout.
Skipper Rohit Shamra’s brilliant captaincy in the entire competition and veteran batter Virat Kohli’s immaculate performance in the final after a string of underwhelming performances in the final proved to be key factors in the Men in Blue lifting the cup.
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Following the historical triumph, both Rohit and Virat have announced retirement from the shorter format of the game on the international level, ending their T20I career on a high note by winning the ultimate prize.
Rohit and Virat will now be shifting their focus towards ODI and Test cricket as big games in the World Test Championship (WTC) and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 approaches. Participation of both senior players in the respective competitions was also confirmed by the BCCI secretary, Jay Shah.
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‘The target is to win WTC and Champions Trophy’ - Jay Shah
Amidst the celebrations following the monumental triumph in Barbados, Jay Shah has already made his plans for the future clear. He is optimistic about the team and said that the aim is to win the WTC and Champions Trophy. He also confirmed the availability of both Rohti and Virat for the longer formats of the game.
"The way the team is progressing, our target is to win the World Test Championship and the ICC Champions Trophy. There will be a similar squad. The senior players will be there."
India will now be travelling to Zimbabwe for the upcoming five-match T20I series starting July 6. Shubhman Gill will be captaining the squad and only three players from the current team will be playing in Zimbabwe.
India’s squad for Zimbabwe series
Ꮪhubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande.
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When is the ICC Champions Trophy 2025?
The ICC Champions Trophy will be held from February 19 - March 9 2025. The competition will be hosted by defending champions of the competition, Pakistan. The competition marks it return after a gap of 8 years from 2017.
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