Rishabh Pant recalls Suryakumar Yadav's 2024 T20 World Cup final catch

Team India's wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant recently opined on Suryakumar Yadav's stunning catch on the boundary to remove David Miller in the 2024 T20 World Cup final against South Africa. As soon as Miller hit the ball, Pant thought it went for a six. South Africa required 16 runs off the final over.

With the dangerous Miller at the crease, the Proteas had the upper hand. On the first delivery, Hardik Pandya bowled a full toss outside the off-stump and Miller hit a lofted shot down the ground. However, Suryakumar Yadav grabbed a sensational juggling catch at long-off and dismissed him. That shifted the momentum and India eventually won the T20 World Cup 2024.

"When the ball was in the air, it felt like everything was gone" - Rishabh Pant

"When the ball was in the air, it felt like everything was gone. When it hit the bat, it seemed like a sure-shot six. The ball didn't cross the boundary line because of the Indian fans' prayers," Rishabh Pant said on Tanmay Bhat's YouTube channel. 

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Notably, the 2024 T20 World Cup marked Rishabh Pant's comeback to international cricket after nearly more than 1 year. However, he was sidelined after sustaining multiple injuries in a car crash in December 2022 as well. Rishabh Pant also said that he always dreamt of winning a World Cup for Team India. He also suggested that he would always cherish the win, describing it as 'unbelievable.'

"As a cricketer, you dream of winning the World Cup. During the injury, I was thinking that I wanted to win the World Cup. To come back into the side and directly win the World Cup was an unbelievable feeling. I am not thinking much about it now because I feel in India, people forget after 10-15 days what you have done. So, it is important for you to forget these things as well. That moment will always be there with me, but now we have to move on and focus on what's next," he shared.

"I understand what he is saying on the ground" - Rishabh Pant on Rohit Sharma

However, he was also asked if he understands captain Rohit Sharma's messages as he speaks in a typical Mumbai-style language as well. Pant mentioned while he gets Rohit's on-field messages, he finds it tough to decode his words off the field.

He said, "I understand what he is saying on the ground. However, I don't understand much when it comes to off the field. "It was one of the most important matches of the season for us and we needed to perform well. I couldn't play that match and was thinking what could I do from the outside?"

"It was an amazing relationship. There was a lot of freedom and understanding with Ravi bhai. Instead of telling me not to do something, he would give me a better option. I believe in that approach. I don't like when someone says that this cannot be done. I was getting out to off-spinners very often at one point. He told me that I needed to do something about facing off-spinners. He asked me to start playing the reverse sweep against off-spinners," he concluded.