We review the final of the T20 World Cup and end of India&#39;s wait for an ICC trophy. 
Talking Points:
<ul>
 <li>How trophy wins don&#39;t define India&#39;s legacy. </li>
 <li>The unfairness of labelling South Africa chokers. </li>
 <li>The peerless Bumrah.</li>
 <li>Virat Kohli&#39;s change of approach and his great swansong T20 innings in the final.</li>
 <li>Rohit, Pant and the fallacy of &quot;shot selections&quot;. </li>
 <li>How India finally managed to construct a well balanced squad for the conditions. </li>
</ul>
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@<a href="https://twitter.com/sidvee">⁠sidvee⁠</a>)
Ashoka (<a href="https://twitter.com/ABVan">⁠@ABVan⁠</a>)
Mahesh (<a href="https://x.com/cornerd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@cornerd</a>) 
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