Rohit Sharma may have fallen short of the World Cup title in the final stage of the competition but there is certainly no dearth of support for the Team India captain.
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It all started with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pep talk to the Men in Blue in the Indian dressing room following the World Cup 2023 final loss to Australia. PM Modi consoled Indian cricketers and offered his support to the cricketers. Now in a now-viral video, fans present at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, could be seen wholeheartedly cheering for skipper Rohit.
As Rohit made his way to the dressing room, after the summit clash, supporters present in the stands started chanting his name loudly.
Even after losing final, the crowd is behind him Undoubtedly Most loved captain Rohit Sharma ❤️ pic.twitter.com/3tiHn54XpF— Ctrl C Ctrl Memes (@Ctrlmemes_) November 20, 2023
The post soon became viral on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, as fans rooted for the Indian cricket team in comments.
Here are some reactions.
“God. Just give this man power to come back stronger. I can’t see him crying. You have to fulfill your dream, Hitman. You have to play till 2027. Leave IPL or whatever but You have to do that,” read one response.
GodJust give this man power to comeback strongerI can’t se him cryingYou have to fulfill your dream HitmanYou have to play till 2027Leave IPL or whatever but You have to do that — ʙʟᴀᴢᴇ ᴄʀɪᴄ ɪɴғᴏ (@BlazeCricInfo) November 20, 2023
Showering huge praise on Rohit Sharma, another person commented, “When you have a true heart people will be there with you always during your highs and lows, such a great player and human being.”
When you have a true heart people will be there with you always during your highs and lows, such a great player and human being.— LaNa Bhat (@lanabhat) November 21, 2023
This social media user felt that Rohit Sharma’s captaincy and Team India’s performances were “a treat to watch.”
@ImRo45 Your Captaincy was a treat to watch and so was the team’s performance. We feel so PROUD of the 10 dominating matches you played during the WC23. NO title can decide our Talent. You are our HEROES for life. @imVkohli @klrahul @ShreyasIyer15 @imkuldeep18 @MdShami11— Harshal Rao (@HarshalRao11) November 21, 2023
Praising fans present in Ahmedabad, one person wrote, “This crowd, really this hurts me more than losing the match. Pls support every player of the team.”
❤️ this crowed, really this hurts me more than losing the match. Pls support every player of the team.— Sanjeev (@Sanjeev20045954) November 21, 2023
Hosts India entered the final as the only unbeaten side of the World Cup. India’s 10-match winning streak was, however, halted by the Aussies in the summit clash. Batting first, India posted a defendable total of 240. KL Rahul emerged as his side’s highest scorer of the World Cup final with 66. Virat Kohli supported Rahul ably by scoring 54. Skipper Rohit Sharma later rued the fact that Team India could not forge a solid partnership.
“The result has not gone our way. We were not good enough today. We tried everything but it wasn’t supposed to be. 20-30 runs more would have been good, KL and Kohli were stitching a good partnership and we were looking at 270-280 but we kept losing wickets,” Rohit Sharma told the broadcasters.
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During the run chase, Australia did face a jolt initially having lost three wickets in quick succession. It was opening batter Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne who stitched a valuable partnership of 192 to earn a win for Australia. The Pat Cummins-led side conceded four wickets and scored the winning runs with 42 balls to spare to be crowned the world champions.
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