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Virat Kohli's wife Anushka Sharma shared their daughter Vamika's concern for Indian cricketers who were crying after India defeated South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 final on June 29, Saturday. Indian cricketers along with coach Rahul Dravid were in tears after India broke the 11 years ICC title triumph.
Anushka wrote in a post on Instagram that Vamika's main concern was is there was someone to hug all the players after she saw them crying on TV.
Anushka Sharma's response on Vamika's concern
“Our daughter’s biggest concern was if all the players had someone to hug them after she saw them cry on tv….. Yes, My darling, they were hugged by 1.5 billion people ❤️ What a phenomenal victory and what a legendary achievement!! CHAMPIONS - CONGRATULATIONS!!” posted Anushka.
Earlier, Vamika's father and India's cricketing legend Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from the T20Is after helping India to win their second T20 World Cup title.
Kohli anchored the innings with a match-winning 59-ball 76 with two sixes and six fours to lift India from a precarious 34 for three inside the powerplay, to a formidable 176 for seven, cornerstone of India's 7-run victory over South Africa.
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Kohli said after collecting the Man of the Match award that it was his las T20I match for India.
“This was my last T20 World Cup, this is exactly what we wanted to achieve,” Kohli told the broadcast after India’s win in a global tournament after 11 years.
“One day you feel like you can't get a run and this happens, God is great. (It is) just the occasion, now or never kind of situation. This was my last T20 game playing for India. We wanted to lift that cup,” he said.
“Yes I have, this was an open secret (retirement). Not something that I wasn't going to announce even if we had lost. Time for the next generation to take the T20 game forward,” Kohli confirmed when asked if he was making the official announcement about him calling it a day.
“It's been a long wait for us, waiting to win an ICC tournament. You look at someone like Rohit (Sharma), he's played 9 T20 World Cups and this is my sixth.
"He deserves it. It's been difficult to hold things (emotions) back and I think it's going to sink in later. It's an amazing day and I'm thankful,” Kohli added.
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