Big Boys Do Cry: A World Cup of dreams, Rohit, Kohli, and David
On June 29, 2024, three emotional men who deserved to walk off the stage pleased and at peace played out a fairytale for a nation desperate for World Cup glory.
The iconic cricket ground in Barbados was covered in tears just before the hurricane made landfall on Sunday. When India was awarded the T20 World Cup, its hardened professionals wept like kindergarteners on their first day of school. Even the wise-cracking former athletes who were now experts couldn't keep their eyes closed in television studios. The same was true for the large crowds that attended the victory parade at Marine Drive and watched the suspenseful conclusion on television. This was one of those rare victories where the nation's tears exceeded the amount of sweat its champion cricket players put in.
In the past, World Cup victories have excited cricket-mad India. An expectant nation was filled with sheer excitement when the 1983 World Cup arrived. 2007
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