Published 07:26 IST, September 10th 2024

‘The Ball Did Not Cross Because...’: Pant Rewinds on Suryakumar’s Epic Catch at T20 World Cup Final

Rishabh Pant reflected on Suryakumar Yadav's catch that won the World Cup, saying that it appeared as a six. But it stayed inside due to the fans' prayers

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Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav | Image: BCCI
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India's T20 World Cup win is something which Cricket fans will remember for a lifetime as Men in Blue stole win from South Africa's hands. win was special for several reasons, and for Rishabh Pant , it was a supremely special moment as he won an ICC title on his comeback for Men in Blue. Suryakumar Yadav 's iconic catch was game-changing moment for Team India as y took out David Miller to derail SA's momentum. Stumper reflected upon SKY's catch and revealed thoughts he had during match at Kensington Oval in Barbados.

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Rishabh Pant Dives Back to Time, Talks About Suryakumar Yadav ’s World Cup-Winning Catch

During an appearance on stand-up comedian Tanmay Bhat's YouTube channel, Rishabh Pant reflected on World Cup-winning catch by Suryakumar Yadav . Pant said that when he saw ball soaring in air, it looked like a six. But due to fans' prayers, ball did t go over boundary line.

"When ball was in air, it felt like everything was gone. When it hit bat, it seemed like a sure-shot six. ball did t cross boundary line because of Indian fans' prayers," said Rishabh Pant .

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India's Riahabh Pant in action at ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final against South Africa at Kensington oval in Barbados | Im: BCCI  

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Rishabh Pant 's comeback for national team will remain memorable to fans as he came back from a life-threatening car accident, and his career was on line. Pant was out of action for over a year and he made his return in IPL 2024 season with Delhi Capitals . Soon after his IPL heroics, he returned to Team India and put up a spectacular showcase. wicketkeeper-batter was pivotal for India's title win at T20 World Cup . He also opened up on how winning World Cup on his comeback was so special.

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"As a cricketer, you dream of winning World Cup. During injury, I was thinking that I wanted to win World Cup. To come back into side and directly win World Cup was an unbelievable feeling," Pant added.

07:26 IST, September 10th 2024