‘I felt like I had let the country down,’ David Miller reflects on painful T20 World Cup 2024 final loss

Recently, Team India, captained by Rohit Sharma, won the T20 World Cup 2024. The team won the title after defeating South Africa in the tournament’s final match, maintaining their undefeated record throughout. For South Africa, it turned out to be one of the worst evenings ever, despite being one of the best for team India.

After losing the T20 World Cup final in Barbados, star batter David Miller recently opened out about his feelings. He opened up about his feelings after Suryakumar Yadav dismissed him by taking the catch at the boundary rope.

In the game’s last over, South Africa needed to score 16 runs to win; Hardik Pandya entered the field to bowl the last over. Miller smashed a straight ball off his opening pitch that appeared to go for a six. On the other hand, Suryakumar Yadav made an incredible catch, juggling the ball on the boundary rope.

“It’s difficult to express, but I think that rage is certainly one of them. Negative thoughts of failure, disappointment, and frustration enter your mind. I watch a variety of sports, and they often preach about how important it is to win at the end. And I guess it was when the game could be won. And it was not meant to be. I took it rather seriously. I believed that in addition to disappointing myself and my comrades, I had let the nation down. Miller said to, “I almost just didn’t want to walk off the pitch.”

Actually, I felt that I had enough about it: David Miller

David Miller was also asked if he may return and attempt a different shot. The star batter said that his poor connection to the ball and the narrow margins were to blame.

“No, except from perhaps making slightly better contact, I wouldn’t have. To be honest, I wasn’t prepared for such a complete shitstorm. Although I normally have a complete toss in mind, I was a bit unprepared and made a small error.

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However, there was a tiny breeze that was blowing in and out of us rather than directly across. Indeed, the margins are quite narrow. Miller stated, “I really felt like I had enough on it.”