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In this special edition of Pitch Battle, we're joined by the esteemed Congress MP and cricket enthusiast, Shashi Tharoor. Mr. Tharoor shared his thoughts on India's recent ICC triumph, a victory that came after a decade-long wait.    With his characteristic eloquence, Tharoor praised the Indian team's performance, particularly highlighting their composure and skill during the high-pressure final overs. He singled out two pivotal moments that he believes turned the tide in India's favor: Jasprit Bumrah's exceptional bowling spell and Suryakumar Yadav's crucial catch.    #India #CongratulationsIndia #IndiaWorldCup #ICCWorldCup #T20WorldCup #Bumrah #ViratKohli #RohitSharma #PitchBattle #Congress #ShashiTharoor #Sportsnews #Cricketnews #Interview #Oneindia #Oneindianews                  ~PR.320~ED.102~GR.125~

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00:00Hello, everyone. You're watching Pitch Battle. I'm your host, Kendra Neel.

00:03It's taking time for me to sort of believe what happened.

00:08More than 24 hours. We are the world champions, yes.

00:13And the best way to describe, it's a narrative which is going to go on forever, I think, in Indian cricket.

00:21The start we got today, winning the World Cup in the West Indies, that too after 11 years, winning a nice tournament.

00:28I thought there isn't any better person to explain the narrative, as you said, than Dr. Shashi Tharoor.

00:35Sir, welcome to Pitch Battle.

00:37The World Cup, 13 years, but we did win an ICC trophy 11 years ago in winning the Champions Trophy in 2013.

00:44But it's still more than a decade and it felt even longer, didn't it?

00:48Yeah. But, you know, I mean, where did you watch the match?

00:54I actually was in Thiruvananthapuram doing a thank-you tour of the constituency.

00:59Managed to get back in when the match was just a couple of overs old.

01:03I had recorded the first couple of overs. So I watched the whole thing.

01:06And it was the most exciting, I can't tell you. I mean, those last five, six overs were so riveting.

01:17Because, you know, six overs from the end, we thought it was all over.

01:21That 22 runs of Akhil Patel without finish, no chance now.

01:26And then we ended up with Bumrah bowling that incredible two-run over and lighting up the screws.

01:35Everything that could go right went right there after Hardlik bowled well and Bumrah came back for his final over and took that crucial wicket.

01:45And then the last over with Suryakumar Yadav's fabulous catch.

01:49My gosh, there are so many cartoons showing him catching the trophy instead of catching.

01:54But it's really that's the way it felt. It was just amazing, the whole experience.

01:58I mean, to watch a World Cup final where every bit of tension possible is there,

02:05the ups and downs, the excitement. And then finally, the fact that till the last over,

02:11any outcome is possible. And even two balls from the end, people said, well,

02:15it could still be a super over. If they hit two fours on the last two balls, it'll be super over.

02:20So all of that was going on. It was quite incredible.

02:23But it's quite unexpected the way South Africans, you know, just gave it away on a batter to India.

02:28I mean, we're lucky we won this in 2007 on a similar note where Pakistan gifted us

02:36that scoop shot from the Pakistani batter.

02:40Yesterday also 30 runs from 30 odd balls and the way South Africans gave it away.

02:47Your thoughts on that?

02:48I don't think you're being fair at all. I don't think you're being fair at all.

02:51I think the South Africans played outstandingly. They played a really, really good game.

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