June 29th 2024.
On Saturday, all eyes will be on India's captain Rohit Sharma as they face South Africa in the T20 World Cup final in New Delhi. Excitement is high as Rohit is on the brink of achieving a dual feat - not only leading his team to victory, but also surpassing Virat Kohli's record of 1216 runs to become the highest run-scorer in the tournament.
Rohit has already amassed an impressive 1,211 runs in the T20 World Cups, adding 248 runs in the ongoing edition. With 12 half-centuries and a century under his belt, he has been a consistent performer in every edition of the showpiece event.
But it's not just about personal milestones for Rohit. He will also be hoping to follow in the footsteps of MS Dhoni and become the second Indian captain to lift the T20 World Cup trophy. This is a feat he narrowly missed out on in last year's ODI World Cup final.
At 37 years old, Rohit is in top form, having scored two consecutive fifties in crucial matches against Australia and England. He currently sits as the third-highest run-scorer in the tournament, behind Australia's Travis Head and Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who holds the top spot.
Under Rohit's leadership, India has reached their third consecutive ICC final in just over a year. Unfortunately, they were unable to secure a win in the previous two finals against Australia in the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup.
This is India's chance to break their 11-year-long drought of ICC titles, with their last win being the Champions Trophy in 2013. The match will take place at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, and the entire nation will be rooting for Rohit and his team to bring home the T20 World Cup trophy.
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