After India's exit from the ongoing T20 World Cup, captain Virat Kohli took to social media to thank fans for their support and also revealed that the side is "disappointed" with their recent displays. India defeated Namibia on Monday in their last Super 12 fixture in Dubai but failed to make it to the semi-finals following New Zealand's win against Afghanistan on Sunday. Posting pictures from the tournament on social media, the 33-year-old wrote, "Together as we set out to achieve our goal.
Thanking everyone for their support, he continued, "The support from all of you as we are grateful for it all.
The victory against Namibia was also the last game as India's T20I captain. He will remain as ODI and Test captain of the team.
India finished third in Group 2, behind Pakistan and New Zealand. The teams to have qualified for the semi-finals are Pakistan, New Zealand, England, and Australia.
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On Monday, India defeated Namibia by nine wickets. Chasing a target of 133 runs, India cruised to 136 for one in 15.2 with KL Rahul smashing an unbeaten knock of 54 runs off 36 balls. Opener Rohit Sharma also scored a half-century with a knock of 56 off 37 balls.
About Cricket:-
The Indian Cricket Team is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the governing body of cricket in the country. The first recorded match in India was in 1721 when a group of sailors gathered to play in Western India. However, it was only on 25th June 1932 at the famous Lord's cricket ground in England that a national team played an official Test match. Only the sixth team to play Test cricket, India is known to be traditionally strong on its home while not really making an impact on away tours. In the first 50 years of their playing history, India won only 35 of the 196 matches played. But it's heartening to note much has changed over the past few years. In 2013 became the only captain in the history of the game to win all three major ICC trophies after India won the Champions Trophy in England. Although after some poor away form in Test cricket, As captain in red-ball cricket in 2014. However, earlier that year, India finished runners-up in the T20 World Cup held in Bangladesh as they lost to Sri Lanka in the final.
Under his captaincy, India reached the final of the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017 but faced defeat against their arch-rivals. However, in the longer format of the game, India's performance has been excellent, especially at home. They are the current holders of the ICC Test mace and also created history by winning a Test series in Australia after a wait of 71 years, a feat never achieved before by any Asian team.
The infrastructure of the Indian cricket team has improved by leaps and bounds in the last decade or so. Plenty of youngsters are getting good exposure and chance to play alongside some greats of the game in the Indian Premier League and as a result, their bench strength can be considered to be one of the best at the moment.
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They played the game and lost. Winning and losing are part of the game spirit. The first two matches were not played as expected. The captain owns the responsibility and good that he acknowledges it.
Earlier, Namibia had posted 132 for eight in 20 with David top-scoring for the team with a knock of 26 off 25 deliveries. Ravindra and Ravichandran Ashwin were in excellent form, taking three wickets each for India.
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