India played the perfect style of cricket in the T20 World Cup: Brett Lee

India defeated South Africa by seven runs to win the T20 World Cup 2024. They were on the verge of defeat but Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh brought them back into the contest in the final five overs, securing India their second world title in the shortest format of the game.

Former cricketer Brett Lee congratulated the Indian team for their success and stated that the Men in Blue played the perfect style of cricket in the mega tournament, that was held in USA and West Indies. Under the able leadership of Rohit Sharma, India won the tournament undefeated, which impressed Lee as he noted that India looked strong and also lauded the skipper for leading the team from the front.

“Big, big congratulations to India. Firstly, it was really good to see them and the emotion on the faces of those cricketers. Virat and Rohit have moved on from the game. There were players from the Australian cricket team who also hung up their boots. So, it was a swansong for a number of players from different countries around the world,” Lee told the Times of India.

“One thing I will say is that India played the perfect style of cricket in the T20 World Cup. They looked like a strong side, to be very honest. Massive congratulations to Rohit Sharma and the Indian team. He led from the front in the tournament,” he added. 

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