After India secured their spot in the T20 World Cup 2024 final with a win over defending champions, England by 68 runs, India’s wicketkeeper, Rishabh Pant was awarded the fielding medal for his fine displays from behind the stumps.
In a video released by the BCCI, the Team India fielding coach, T Dilip started by congratulating the team for their win. He hailed their performances by suggesting that they had the perfect blend of aggression and composure.
“Coordination was seamless, and every gap was covered like a well-oiled machine,” he added. This line was particularly well-received by the team who applauded their performances.
The coach also hailed their outfielders, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli and Axar Patel for taking up positions in the hotspots.
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Kuldeep Yadav and Axar were involved in a fine run-out to get rid of Liam Livingstone, who was the last major threat from the England batting unit. Along with that Suryakumar Yadav also joined in with a fine run-out to get rid of Adil Rashid as well.
To present the award, it was none other than the former Indian wicketkeeper, Dinesh Karthik who came in as the team cheered on their former team-mate.
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Chuffed with the response he received from his ex-teammates, Dinesh could not help but be humble when looking back at the many personalities that have handed down the fielding medal.
DK went ahead and praised the team for the fine performances they had put together to take them one step away from the summit. He also praised Rohit for his leadership on the side.
Ahead of announcing the winner, DK said, “There are many stories in the sport but none better than the person I’m going to give this medal to. What he went through a year ago, I don’t think, six months ago we expected him to be in this team, not many would have expected him to play this sport so early but for him, to come out and play the way he did in the IPL, he made millions happy”.
Rishabh Pant was announced as the winner of the fielding medal for his performances against England. His presence of mind and awareness from behind the stumps was on full display when he went back to take the catch to dismiss Jos Buttler and his stumping from way outside the leg-side to get rid of Moeen Ali certainly helped India get the start with the ball.
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The Indian team will hope that they can put up one more performance as they head into the big finale against the unbeaten South African side led by Aiden Markram who are also desperate for silverware.
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