Former Team India T20I captain Rohit Sharma shared what transpired towards the end of the 2024 T20 World Cup final between India and South Africa on The Great Indian Kapil Show. The show was aired on Netflix on Saturday, October 5, with clips of Rohit became viral on the internet.

Rohit explained: “Hardik dismissed Klaasen in that over, and from then onwards, pressure started to build on South Africa. Then all the boys gathered and started to sledge their batters, details of which I can’t disclose here, but it was essential because we had to win at any cost.” “To win that (the T20 World Cup), we were willing to take a few fines. That is why I told the boys to say whatever they felt like; we would handle the umpires and referees later.”

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Rohit Sharma also mentioned Rishabh Pant and how his tactical pause ahead of the 17th over helped the side.

“When South Africa needed 30 runs off 30 balls, just before that, there was a small break. It was here that Pant used his intelligence to pause the game. He had a knee injury, so he had his knee taped, which helped slow down the game because it was proceeding by quickly and at that moment, all a batter wants is the ball to be bowled quickly. We had to break the rhythm. As I was setting the field and talking to bowlers, suddenly I saw Pant fallen on the ground. The physiotherapist had arrived and was taping his knee. Klaasen was waiting for the match to start again. I am not saying it’s the only reason (he did so), but it could be one of them – Pant Sahab used his wits and things worked out in our favor,” Rohit Sharma concluded.