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Shahrukh Khan spoke to IBN Live recently and the topic of conversation revolved around the Twenty20 World Championship India-Pakistan final on Monday.

Sanjeeb Mukherjea: It must have been a great experience watching the final of the World T20 Championship, what with India winning the World Cup after so many years.

Shah Rukh Khan: It was absolutely wonderful. I am lucky that I could participate in the history-making piece of sportsmanship that the team has shown and I congratulate the team. I am so happy that I could make it and we won, especially against a well-deserving opponent like Pakistan, which also played wonderfully.

Sanjeeb Mukherjea: Do you think that this new team has brought in a totally fresh new look to Indian cricket?
Shah Rukh Khan: Let's not jump to conclusions so fast. They are all great players, but we have always had great players in our team. The BCCI has always made sure that there is a great team playing. However, the fact is that you win some and you lose some, but when you win some, it does not mean that this is the greatest team and when we lose some, it does not mean that it is the worst team!

But this is a great team. On good days we performed very well and we have had a great spell of cricket these last two weeks. Hopefully the form will continue. And I say that this set of guys is very energetic and they have a great belief in winning and that is good spirit.

Sanjeeb Mukherjea: What do you think of the Chak De... factor across sub-continental cricket?

Shah Rukh Khan: I keep telling everyone that the movie does not inspire people. Real heroes like the Indian cricket team which just won the World T20 Championship inspire people.

I am glad that this film of mine came when we are doing so well in football, cricket and hockey. All I would like to say is thank you for giving us more chances to make more movies on real heroes like the Indian cricket team.