Legendary singer and music composer AR Rahman dedicated a song to Team India after winning the T20 World Cup 2024 triumph at the Kensington Oval in Barbados' Bridgetown on Saturday, June 29. Team India finally lifted the World Cup trophy after 13 years by defeating South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 Final.
India's long-awaited dream of ending the 11-year ICC title drought was finally realized when skipper Rohit Sharma went to the stage and get hold of the coveted T20 World Cup trophy and celebrated it with his teammates. The entire cricket and the Bollywood fraternity couldn't their joy and happiness as they showered praises on the Men in Blue for their remarkable campaign that culminated in winning the prestigious title.
However, AR Rahman came up with his style of congratulating Team India by dedicating a song to the Men in Blue for the T20 World Cup triumph. In a video shared by AR Rahman on his YouTube, the legendary music composer was seen singing the 'Team India Hai Hum' song from the Bollywood movie 'Maidaan', based on Indian football coach Syed Abdul Rahim.
AR Rahman sang the song along with his team as their way of celebrating Team India's victory. The video received 11k views and 6700 likes so far.
India were one of the strong favourites to win the prestigious T20 World Cup trophy. The Men in Blue were the only to remain unbeaten throughout the tournament. South Africa were 8-match winning streak but their unbeaten run came to an end with a heartbreaking defeat against Team India.
India reached the T20 World Cup Final after long 10 years. The last time they qualified for the ultimate title clash was in 2014, where MS Dhoni and his boys lost to Sri Lanka. With second T20 World Cup triumph, India became the joint-most successful teams alongside West Indies and England in the history of T20 World Cup. The Caribbean side won in 2012 and 2016, while England clinched the title in 2010 and 2022.
Following India's T20 World Cup triumph, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja announced their retirement from T20Is but will continue to play in ODIs and Tests. The next T20 World Cup will take place in 2026 in India and the Men in Blue will enter the tournament as the defending champions.
