The game-changers of T20 WC Final

India won the T20 World Cup after 17 years. But who are the players who changed the game?

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00:00Jaspreet Bumrah's pointed attack, Hardik Pandya's comeback, Surya Kumar Yadav's strategic catch

00:06were just some of the moments that turned the T20 World Cup final in India's favour

00:11just when fans had started to lose hope of bringing the trophy home.

00:19One year ago, he was trolled for consistently missing international tournaments

00:23such as the World Test Championship, the Asia Cup and the last T20 World Cup in 2022.

00:29But when Jaspreet Bumrah returned to the pitch for the T20 World Cup,

00:33he was named the player of the tournament.

00:35Bumrah's decisive bowling in the 16th over slowed down South Africa's pace

00:39when they needed 30 runs in 30 balls. He conceded only 6 runs in the next 12 balls of his pen.

00:45The emotions are taking over. I usually don't cry after a game but this feels really special.

00:57Batter Yadav was routinely criticised for his inconsistent performances.

01:01But he changed the whole direction of the T20 World Cup final with just one catch.

01:05It was the 19th over and South Africa were nearing India's target of 176 runs.

01:11Hardik Pandya was bowling to David Miller who was South Africa's last

01:15bankable batter that could win the game for them. They needed only 16 runs from 6 balls.

01:20Miller went for a 6 but then Yadav caught it.

01:24He caught the ball once but he was too close to the boundary.

01:27He stumbled and threw the ball up in the sky again.

01:30He stabilised himself and came safely within the boundary and caught the ball again.

01:35The stadium erupted in cheers as India got renewed hope to win the match.

01:41He made an astounding comeback with the T20 World Cup after being scrutinised for replacing

01:53Rohit Sharma as the captain of the Mumbai Indians during the IPL followed by rumours of his divorce.

01:59Pandya came through in the 17th over when the formidable Heinrich Klassen was batting.

02:15He dismissed him in the first ball of his over.

02:18His three-wicket haul in the T20 final was said to be a story of redemption

02:23washing over months of scrutiny.

02:28I didn't want to give them any more happiness in this difficult time and I never will.

02:32But today, after six months, it all started and look at the grace of God, what a chance I got.

02:42In the last over, I couldn't even imagine such a situation. I mean, what do I say? I'm speechless.

02:52Singh was trolled with religious slurs in 2022 when he dropped a catch during an India-Pakistan match.

03:02But in this T20 World Cup, Singh emerged as the highest wicket-taker alongside Afghanistan's Fazal Haq Farooqi.

03:12He achieved this feat by dismissing South Africa's Quintin de Kock in the 13th over.

03:18This was my last T20 World Cup.

03:21During the whole tournament, Kohli played at an average of 10.71 runs,

03:26which was much lower than his usual performances, raising questions about his form.

03:31Virat is short of runs. Is there anything you notice at the other end to explain the struggle?

03:36Form is never a problem. He's probably saving for the finals.

03:39Kohli lived up to Sharma's expectations and safeguarded his wicket on one end, securing 76 runs of 59 balls.

03:46This set India's target at 176 when it was estimated to be only around 150 at the time.

03:52His partnership with Aksar Patel set the highest total in a T20 World Cup final.

03:57This was my last T20 World Cup and this is exactly what we wanted to achieve.

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