For a cricket-obsessed nation, where the team are national celebrities and the sport is played everywhere, it has been a long 13-year wait without a World Cup trophy.
And it was the manner of India’s victory, as much as the victory itself, that sparked such ecstatic celebrations.
But the boys just kept fighting, they kept believing.”Although India emerged as the winners of the men’s T20 World Cup, the USA and Afghanistan also starred in this tournament, announcing themselves on the world stage.
The USA, playing in its first ever men’s T20 World Cup, pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the sport when it shocked Pakistan with a dramatic Super Over victory in the group stages.
Ultimately, Afghanistan was thrashed by an impressive South Africa in the semifinals, exiting the T20 World Cup alongside defending champion England whose often listless tournament came to an end against India in their semifinal.
Persons:
Virat Kohli, Ash Allen, Jasprit, Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Kohli, ” Rohit, “, I’ve, Rahul Dravid, Arshdeep Singh, Aiden Markram, Gareth Copley, ”, we’ve, Saurabh Netravalkar
Organizations:
CNN, South, Australia, Reuters, ICC, India, Getty, ESPN, USA, England
Locations:
South Africa, India, USA, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Australia