India's T20 World Cup-winning captain, Rohit Sharma, recently shared an unheard moment of the final in Barbados, in which the Men in Blue beat South Africa by seven runs to claim their second T20 World Cup trophy. Rohit pondered the way Virat Kohli's innings had stabilized the side following a disastrous start. India, who had chosen to bat first, endured a disastrous start after Rohit, Rishabh Pant, and Suryakumar Yadav fell cheaply. The opener conceded that there was a charged atmosphere in the dressing room. Here is what Rohit told JioCinema “If you hit three boundaries in the first over, then you’ve started well. That’s what every cricketer wants. The experience of playing for India for so many years helps. You can control your emotions, control your thoughts, and stay in the moment. I’m sure he was thinking the same: ‘Today is the day I need to be focused.’ Not worrying about what happened before. And he played a brilliant innings. A fantastic partnership with Axar. After losing those three wickets up front, there were obviously a lot of nerves in the dressing room. I was panicking. I wasn’t comfortable. I thought we’d let them into the game. Of course, in the back of my mind, I always believed our lower middle order, although it hadn’t batted much during the tournament, had made an impact whenever given the opportunity,” Also Read: Will Jasprit Bumrah play all Tests? Coach Gambhir provides huge update after loss at Headingley Kohli, having fought for form throughout the tournament, belted a 59-ball 76 and helped stabilize the innings. His 72-run partnership with Axar Patel and 47-run partnership with Shivam Dube ensured that the side reached 176/7 off their 20 overs. India's bowling, later on, was able to hold the Proteas to 169/8 and bring an end to their ICC trophy drought. Kohli and Rohit, post-match, both made retirement announcements from T20Is. Rohit retired as the Indian top run-scorer in the format with 4,231 runs from 159 games, with five centuries. Kohli trailed him closely with 4,188 runs in 125 matches. The pair retired from T20Is and within a fortnight of one another in May 2025 also retired from Test cricket. Two of the current greats will only play now in the 50-over game and next appear in India's tour of Bangladesh in Ausgust this year.