Ahmedabad, March 8 -- India's star opener Abhishek Sharma credited the team's support for his half-century in the T20 World Cup final, saying they backed him even when he wasn't confident. Sharma also expressed gratitude to Shivam Dube for giving him his bat to play in the final.

A dominant batting show by the top-order of Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, and Ishan Kishan, and later fiery spells by Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel, helped Team India make history, beating New Zealand by 96 runs at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.

India became the first team to win the T20 WC title at home, the first team to win it back-to-back, and the first team to win the three T20 WC crowns.

"The team wanted me to play and score when I was not...