India created history by defeating South Africa by 7 runs in the final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. With this win, India became the third team to win the ICC Men's T20 World Cup twice, England (2010, 2022) and West Indies (2012, 2016) are the teams to achieve this feat. After India became champions for the second time, former cricketers are congratulating the team on social media.

In the final held in Barbados, India won the toss and batted first and scored 176 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. South Africa, chasing the target, could only score 169 runs in 20 overs. After this victory, India is receiving congratulations from all over the world. Many former cricketers also did not stay behind on this wonderful occasion and are congratulating the team through social media. Some reactions of former cricketers are given below.

India's playing XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.

South Africa's playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrique Norkhia, Tabraiz Shamsi.