Earlier this year in February, BCCI secretary promised Indian cricket fans the team will hoist the national flag in Barbados after winning the T20 World Cup under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. His prediction came true as India won the title for the first time since 2007 and Rohit even planted the Indian flag on the turf of Kensington Oval.
With mission T20 World Cup accomplished, what lies ahead for Indian teams?
Shah now wants the Indian teams – men and women – to keep up the good work and predicts they will bring home the next three ICC titles as well.
The Indian women’s team will take part in the 2024 T20 World Cup to be hosted in UAE and aim to claim the title for the first time in their history having finished runners-up in 2020.
Then next year, the Indian men’s team will be eying winning Champions Trophy for before and also hope to qualify for the final of the ICC World Test championship for the third time in a row.
“What next? I would like to remind everyone what I said before the T20 World Cup, that Rohit Sharma will plant the Indian flag at Barbados and he did,” Shah said during an event in Mumbai on Wendesday.
“When you have 1.4 billion people’s blessings, I can say we will do the same in the Champions Trophy, World Test Championship final and women’s T20 World Cup,” he added.
Shah was given the award for ‘excellence in sports administration’ at a cricket awards ceremony.
