According to Rohit Sharma, he "desperately wanted to win" the World Cup

India won the 2024 T20 World Cupafter defeating South Africa by seven runs on Saturday, June 29, at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. After MS Dhoni and Kapil Dev, Rohit Sharma became just the third cricket player to lead India to a World Cup victory.

The iconic batsman, who was a member of India's 2007 T20 World Cup-winning team, was overcome with emotion on Saturday following his team's historic triumph over the Proteas. Because he desired the victory so much, Rohit considered it to be the best of his career.

After the game, Rohit made the following statement: "This was also my last [T20I] game. There is no better moment to bid this format farewell. I have enjoyed every second of it. My career in India began with me playing this format. I desired to win the cup, which I got."

"This was something I really desired. really challenging to describe. For me, it was an extremely sentimental time. In my life, I yearned for this title terribly. I'm glad we finally overstepped the mark."

After 20 overs, India scored 176/7 thanks to a 76 from Virat Kohliin just 59 balls. In response, Hardik shone with figures of 3/20 in three overs, but South Africa could only muster 169/8 in their twenty overs.