WATCH: Rohit Sharma had lost all hopes before Suryakumar Yadav took that catch in the World Cup final

Rohit Sharma was heartbroken as David Miller's shot flew toward the long off boundary before Suryakumar Yadav took a blinder.

WATCH: Rohit Sharma had lost all hopes before Suryakumar Yadav took that catch in the World Cup final

Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (via -X)

Team India created history by winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 on 29th June. They defeated South Africa by 7 runs in the final of the World Cup. It was a nail-biting game which progressed till the final over keeping the fans at the edge of the seats. The victory ended the painful draught of 11 years for Team India without winning any ICC trophy.

The most thrilling moment in the final which secured the World Cup title for India was Suryakumar Yadav‘s spectacular catch on the boundary on the first ball of the final over. With 16 needed off 6 balls and David Miller on strike, Hardik Pandya bowled a low full toss to Miller. Miller connected the shot beautifully and it was sailing over the long off boundary.

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However, Yadav came up with a brilliant piece of fielding to not only save the six but also pick up Miller’s wicket. He timed his jump beautifully, caught the ball and threw it up in the air on time before crossing the boundary. Then, he came back and completed a brilliant catch. That was the moment in the game which completely turned the game in India’s favor.

A recent video has shown captain Rohit Sharma‘s reaction when the ball was traveling to the long off boundary. Sharma looked disappointed as he thought that it was going to be a six and the World Cup might slip out of their hands. However, Yadav’s magic scripted the unbelievable for Team India.

Suryakumar Yadav was confident that he had taken the catch without touching the boundary rope

Yadav was very much confident that he had taken the catch and his foot did not touch the boundary rope. In a recent interaction, he talked about how he was careful while taking the catch but was even tensed about a particular thing.

WATCH: Rohit Sharma had lost all hopes before Suryakumar Yadav took that catch in the World Cup final
Suryakumar Yadav (Via X)

He also spoke about what was going in his mind when the ball was in the air. Yadav stated that he looked at Rohit Sharma for a split second, who was standing at the long on boundary. He wanted to flick the ball in the air so that Sharma could have taken the catch. However, as the Indian captain was far away, he decided to complete the catch himself.

Rohit bhai usually never stands at long-on but at that moment he was there. So when the ball was coming, for a second I looked at him and he looked at me. I ran and my aim was to catch the ball, had he (Rohit) been closer, I would have thrown the ball towards him. But he was nowhere close. In those 4-5 seconds, whatever happened, I can't explain. The amount of reaction I have been getting for that, people have been calling, messaging, there are more than 1,000 unread WhatsApp messages on my phone.
Suryakumar Yadav said (Via BCCI.tv)

At one stage South Africa were cruising. Heinrich Klaasen was smashing the Indian bowlers to all parts of the ground and Miller was with him at the crease. South Africa needed 30 runs off 30 balls to win the game. However, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Yadav’s catch brought the game back for India.

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