Mid Day

Unsurprisingly, the first set of people Team Indias star players rushed to, after congratulating each other, were their WAGs (wives and girlfriends).

In Abhisheks post, he is seen admiring the trophy. Shukra hai rabba tera [thank you God], the opener captioned the post that received over two million likes.

Indias T20 World Cup hero Sanju Samson posts heartfelt message to wife Charulatha for being his rock throughout their relationship

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How a mentally strong Ishan Kishan, who was ostracised by BCCI not too long ago, battled professional and personal tragedy to help India emerge world champions

Unable to travel, she and her husband Viswanath watched from afar, while Sanjus wife, Charulatha, cheered from the stands at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Sanju Samson didnt just bludgeon his way to a match-winning 89 for India during Sundays T20 World Cup final against New Zealand, but put a lot of thought into his strokeplay and blended that with his God-given ability. mid-day gets Zubin Bharucha, the coach who worked with the Player of the Tournament at Rajasthan Royals, to describe some Samson

I think my simple philosophy with Surya (India T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav) has always been that milestones don`t matter. It`s the trophies that matter. For too long in Indian cricket, we`ve spoken about milestones. And I hope, till I`m there, we`re not going to talk about milestones, Gambhir, a two-time top scorer for his team in ICC global fin

India stuck to the team mantra, eking out contributions from everyone, and counting their blessings that they can fall back on the genius of Jasprit Bumrah.

It wasnt easy as a young player going through this phase (he had only scored 89 runs in the previous seven innings).

Opener Abhishek Sharmas dad Rajkumar and sister Komal insist the family remained positive despite his slump in form because they knew their Shera would ultimately roar

I think it`s really important to understand what they are capable of. And I knew they had the match winners in them. The timing was perfect. Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma they are top players and we knew they would do something special, and they did it in the final.

Dad Ashok Kumar admits it was difficult to see his son and India skipper dismissed for a duck in all-important T20 World Cup final, but insists that aggressive scoop shot was the need of the hour to ensure a big team total