Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir has wished Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli all the best for the future after the duo announced retirement from the T20Is. The retirement came after India won the 2024 T20 World Cup title on Saturday (June 29) by beating South Africa in the final.

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Gambhir, who is almost confirmed to replace outgoing Rahul Dravid as head coach, made the comments in a conversation with news agency ANI after India’s win.

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“What better than finishing off the T20 career with a World Cup win? They are both great players and have done so much for Indian cricket. I want to congratulate them and wish them all the best. They will play One Day and Test cricket. I am sure they are going to keep contributing to the success of the country and team,” Gambhir told ANI.

“The entire nation is very happy. I want to congratulate Rohit Sharma and the entire team,” he added.

Rohit retires from T20Is as the batter with most runs while Kohli is second on the same list. Rohit has 4,231 runs in 159 matches while Kohli scored 4,188 runs in 125 matches.

Along with the duo, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also announced his retirement from T20Is for India a day after the win.

As a token on appreciation, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also announced a huge prize of INR 125 crore or US $15 million (approximately) for the winners.

India had set South Africa 177-run target to win the 2024 T20 World Cup. India won the toss and elected to bat first in Barbados and scored 176/7 in 20 overs.

As for South Africa, they were ahead most of the time and needed 30 runs in last five overs with Heinrich Klaasen and Miller on the crease.

The chase derailed after Pandya dismissed Klaasen in 17th over and from thereon India came out as eventual winners, holding SA at 169/8.

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