T20 World Cup 2024: 'It Feels Like A Dream' - India Skipper Rohit Sharma Reflects on World Cup Triumph

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Rohit Sharma has said the feeling of winning the T20 Wolrd Cup has not sunk in totally and it feels like a dream as the Indian skipper reflected on the Men in Blue's first ICC trophy in 11 years.

After Virat Kohli and Axar Patel helped post a challenging total followed by fine exhibition of death bowling by the trio of Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, India secured their second T20 World Cup title by beating South Africa by 7 runs in a thrilling final.

The celebrations began on Saturday (June 29) evening in Barbados and across the world, but in a video posted by the Board of Control for Cricket of India (BCCI), Rohit said that the feeling of winning the tournament is surreal and it still feels like a dream.

"Yeah, the feeling actually is surreal. I would still say it has not sunk in totally. It has been a great moment. Right from when the game got over till now, it feels like a dream. We still feel that it has not happened," said Rohit.

"Although it has happened, but it feels like it has not happened. That is the emotion, that's the feeling that you have. We have dreamt about this for such a long period of time."

Rohit, who announced his retirement from T20Is, also added that the team has worked very hard and it's relieving to be rewarded for something the unit has worked hard for in the end.

"We worked hard as a unit for such a long period of time and to see this now with us feels quite, you know, relieved as well because when you work hard for something and you eventually get it at the end, it feels nice," Rohit added.

The skipper further added that the team celebrated their win till the next morning, causing him to miss out on his sleep, but it was worth it.

"Last night, I mean, We were having a good time. We had a blast with the teammates till very early morning. So again, I would say I did not sleep properly. But that is absolutely fine by me.

"You know, not to have sleep after a day like that, I am totally fine. There is a lot of time for me to go back home and sleep. So I am going to catch up on that. But again, like I said, this moment was very, very special for all of us.

"And I want to live it. I want to live each moment, each second, each minute that is passing by. I want to make the most of it. See, those things are actually not... I do not think I can describe that because nothing was scripted. It was... It was all... You know, whatever was coming instinctively," he said.