Former India opener Virender Sehwag heaps praise on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma after their retirement from T20Is after winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

India beat South Africa by 8 runs on Saturday (June 29) to clinch the T20 World Cup trophy after 17 years. Kohli rose up on the occasion after a horrible run till the final of the tournament. He scored just 75 runs in 7 matches. However, Kohli shone in the final and scored a match-winning 76 runs off 59 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes.

Kohli has been the best player in the T20 World Cups with two Player of the tournament awards in 2014 and 2016. His average was more than 100 in both editions. In the 2022 T20 World Cup, he also played one of the greatest knocks in the T20 World Cup against Pakistan in Melbourne.

"What to say about Virat the T20 World Cup batsman. By far the best T20 World Cup batsman ever, carried the team in 2014 and 2016 single-handedly winning games from difficult situations, in 2022 Melbourne will be in folklore of our T20 history and yesterday in the finals showing his class again. More than the runs, what has been most impressive has been his approach which is reflected in what he says, attributing so much to something larger than himself, which I believe is the grace of a Guru. His T20 career comes to a stellar end and I pray that May the Grace be upon him and he continue to set high standards in the other two formats," Sehwag wrote about Virat Kohli.

Sehwag was also particularly impressed by Rohit's evolution into a more attacking player over the last year, which has not only helped his game but also generated a more caring environment within the team. Rohit was the highest run-scorer for Team India in the T20 World Cup 2024.

"Rohit, the only player who has played all 9 T20 World Cups, have been extremely impressed by the way he had transformed his game into a more attacking one in the last year or so and created a caring atmosphere within the team. It has been much needed and has also brought about results. Very proud of how you have held yourself and wish you the best in the times ahead," he added on Rohit Sharma in the same tweet.