What a marvellous welcome and reception the Indian team got when they returned to India after winning the ICC Men’s World T20 Cup. It was emotional and touching as the fans showed their joy at what their heroes had done. Similar scenes had been witnessed after that unforgettable six by Mahendra Singh Dhoni to clinch the 50 overs World Cup in 2011. June certainly seems a lucky month for India as far as white-ball cricket is concerned, for they won the World Cup on June 25, 1983, the Champions Trophy on June 23, 2013 and now the Men’s T20 World Cup on June 29.

People’s captain

Rohit Sharma joins those other two cricketing giants, Kapil Dev and Dhoni in captaining India to a World Cup trophy. Like the duo were, Rohit is also a people’s captain. Well liked, not only by his team members, but by the entire Indian cricketing community. The cricket fans also love his laconic style of leadership and tactically, he is as good as the sharpest in the game. Some of his moves can surprise you and make you scratch your head as to the reason, but the end result is more often than not exactly what the team needed at that moment.