Team India's win at the T20 World Cup has captivated the hearts of the entire nation and left everyone shedding happy tears. From the nail-biting moment when Rohit Sharma was out by scoring only nine runs to the end over of Hardik Pandya, the match was extremely thrilling. However, the way India won the 'World Champions' title proved that they are truly the 'Kings Of Hearts' and unstoppable. Well, let us provide you with some exciting details, from the prize money to the details of the trophy.
Amid everyone going gaga over each of the players' performances at the ICC T20 World Cup, let us talk about the prize money the winning team might receive. As per several media portals, the prize money of the winning team of the ICC T20 World Cup is around USD 2.45 million. This means team India would receive an approximate amount of Rs. 20.42 crore from the International Cricket Council, for their tremendous win.
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Meanwhile, the runner-up, South Africa, reportedly received an amount of USD 1.28 million, which, when converted to INR, approximately becomes Rs. 10.67 crore. On the other hand, the other two teams, England and Afghanistan, might receive USD 7,87,500 each for making it to the semi-finals, which in INR is approximately Rs. 6.56 crore.
We recently stumbled upon another interesting detail about the shining T20 World Cup Trophy, which team India won with the dedication of the men in blue. However, as per the details available in the public domain, the trophy is made of silver and rhodium and weighs around 7.5kg. The trophy is manufactured and designed by the British jewelry brand, Links of London.
As Rohit Sharma was knocked out by just making nine runs, each Indian had their fingers crossed with the hope that Virat Kohli would play a tremendous innings. Well, the 'GOAT' (greatest of all time) has yet again proved his mettle as he made 76 runs in just 59 balls, thereby helping the team to build up a challenging score of 176.
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When the second innings began, South African batsman did well in their arena and built up the score. In the last over, David Miller, who was a set batsman and is well known as the 'finisher,' struck a hit at Hardik Pandya's ball. While everyone was thinking it's gonna be the biggest heartbreak with the boundary of Miller, there came Suryakumar Yadav. He proved his mettle and took the impossible catch at the end of the boundary, ensuring the team's win by seven runs. Now, that's what has been tagged as the 'winning moment' or as 'the catch of the tournament.'
Well, we are bleeding blue proudly. What about you?
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