Watch: After Cricket World Cup Final Entry, Indian Dressing Room Gets Star Visitor as Ravichandran Ashwin Kisses Mohammed Shami's Hand
The dressing room of the Indian cricket team was a happy space on Wednesday as the Rohit Sharma-led side comprehensively defeated New Zealand in the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final to book a berth in the title clash. It is after 12 years that the Indian cricket team is in the ODI Cricket World Cup final. One more win, and Rohit Sharma will join legendary Indian cricket team skippers like Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni in lifting the ODI Cricket World Cup trophy.
Virat Kohli scored 117 runs at the Wankhede Stadium to guide India to a huge total of 397 runs for the loss of 4 wickets, which is the highest-ever total for any team in the history of World Cup semifinals.
After the match, there were some crazy scenes in the Indian cricket team dressing room. Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, not part of the Indian cricket team Cricket World Cup squad, visited the dressing room. Then Ravichandran Ashwin kissed Mohammed Shami's hands.
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India batting coach Vikram Rathour said, “Virat Kohli understands his role in the team perfectly and does not require a lot of attention from the coaches.”