Bhangra, fist bumps, and a huddle: Reliving Team India's World Cup glory

The triumphant Indian teams celebrations at the Kensington Oval lasted close to four hours after a rollercoaster T20 World Cup 2024 final with players grooving to their favourite dance numbers and the usually reticent outgoing coach Rahul Dravid letting his hair down amid a general sense of relief for ending a lengthy title droughtThe euphoria carried on in the team hotel but before that at the historic venue skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli who both retired from the format and Dravid let their emotions take control after a gruelling monthlong campaign in the Caribbean and USATHE MOMENT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR India are the T20WorldCup2024 CHAMPIONS T20WorldCupFinal INDvsSA T20WorldCupOnStar pictwittercomue6ZEvGlvImdash Star Sports StarSportsIndia June 29 2024It was the end of a wait that stretched over a decade and had its fair share of tears and frustrationsDravid an undisputed great of the game who could not win a World Cup in his long playing career usually does well to guard whats going on inside him Not on SaturdayIn a rather animated display of emotions Dravid pumped his fists while joining his players on the ground who watched in amusement as a rarely seen side of the Bengaluruman went on display for the worldKohli an antithesis to Dravids personality heaved a massive sigh of relief when Indias win was sealed on the penultimate ball of the T20 World Cup 2024 final with Kagiso Rabada being caught at longoffStanding in the deep he too pumped his fist twice in the air before covering his face with his palms and heaving a massive sigh of relief as South Africa had the game in the bag not too long agoAlso ReadKey highlights from the fourth week of the ICC T20 World CupThen came the memorable visuals of Rohit and Kohli holding the desperately desired trophy with the Indian flag around themWhat followed was Bhangra with the boys in the middle with Kohli Arshdeep Axar Patel Mohammed Siraj and Rinku Singh grooving to Daler Mehendis iconic Punjabi number Tunak Tunak TunView this post on InstagramA post shared by ICC iccThere were tears of joy too both from Rohit and Kohli Loud roars could be heard from inside the dressing room long after the outcome of the game was decided at 2pm local timeAt one point it seemed the players just wanted to share their joy with anyone who would care to join themRishabh Pant who was coming back to international cricket after a lifethreatening car accident in 2022 gifted his shoes to a fan in the building adjacent to the dressing roomA sense of satisfaction and relief was clearly visible on Rohits face when he came to the post match media interactionChoosing to play a high risk game since the ODI World Cup Rohit finally got the much deserved trophy in his hands seven months after the heartbreak in AhmedabadThis has to be the greatest time I can say that Its only because how desperately I wanted to win this So all the runs all the runs that Ive scored in all these years I think it does matter but Im not big on stats and all of that he said in his familiar nonchalant toneI think winning games for India winning trophies for India that is what I look forward to all the time And having this now right beside me probably has to be I dont know honestly I dont know if its the greatest or what but it is definitely one of the greatest added Rohit before announcing his T20 retirement minutes laterTeamIndia take the T20 World Cup trophy home Watch ImRo45 and his team celebrate enthusiastically after clinching their second ICC Mens T20WorldCup trophy Tune in to watch the entire celebrations all day long TODAY only on Star Sports Network pictwittercomnCIPCif4mqmdash Star Sports StarSportsIndia June 30 2024Dravid who usually has longwinded explanations for everything that happens on the cricket field struggled to explain his emotions for once It wasnt easy for the man whose entire reputation is built on being equanimous no matter the situationI am not usually short of words but I have been short of words the last two three hours I am not of those one those guys who thinks about redemptionAs a player I was not lucky enough to win a trophy but I tried my best it was not to be I was lucky this bunch of players made it possible for me said the former India captainA team huddle followed after the compulsory media engagements were out of the way with the squad members reflecting on a memorable month an indicator of a collective belief that they indeed had done something specialA category 1 Hurricane is expected to hit the island of Barbados on Sunday potentially delaying the teams departure plans If that does happen the party will go on longerWith agency inputs