Rohit, Surya, Jaiswal and Dube were felicitated in Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan.
T20 World Cup 2024 winning Indian team’s Mumbai-based players captain Rohit Sharma, Shivam Dube, Suryakumar Yadav, and Yashasvi Jaiswal were felicitated in a ceremony at Maharashtra Vidhan Bhawan in Mumbai on Thursday.
Addressing the assembly in Marathi language, Rohit said the victory against South Africa in the final match at Bridgetown, Barbados, was a team effort.
“CM Eknath Shinde told me that such an event has never been organized in the Vidhan Bhavan complex. It was a dream come true to bring a cricket World Cup to India after 13 years of wait. It was a team effort. It was a solid team effort,” the Indian captain said.
He also spoke about the brilliant catch Suryakumar Yadav took at the boundary to dismiss David Miller in the final over, which sealed the match in India’s favor. Cracking a joke at his Mumbai teammate, Rohit said if Surya had not taken the catch, he might have been out of the team in the coming games.
“After Surya caught the ball, he told me that the ball sat in his hand. Thank goodness, it sat in his hand. Otherwise, I would have sat him out,” Rohit said, leaving the assembly in splits.
After Rohit, Suryakumar Yadav took the stage and said: “I am very happy to meet you all. I can never forget the kind of support we all received yesterday and today here at Vidhan Bhavan.”
Dube stated that Team India received a tremendous welcome. He said: “I am proud that I am living in Maharashtra. We are overwhelmed by the welcome.”
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Friday announced a cash reward of Rs 11 crore for the Indian cricket team which won the T20 World Cup.