Rohit Sharma recreated the athlete’s iconic ‘walk’ trophy in T20 World cup – an iconic scene of that era in cricket history.
Rohit who won the hearts of the nation with Asia cup trophy took a walk appreciating his fans strikingly resembling Lionel Messi after his team won the FIFA world cup title in June 2022.
Rohit’s meager walk to pick the winning trophy after vanquishing the South African team in the Barbados inclined final outstripped the fantasies of every turer in the sporting heritage.
With several of Rohit Sharma and the Indian team travelling around the world and becoming a part of the same courtesy, the walk became more of a trend.
Of late Hayley Matthews, the Barbados Royals Women captain right after her team brought home an impressive win against Trinbago Knight Riders Women repeated the famous walk. It indicated the significance and timelessness of the celebration.
In an interesting turn of events, Rohit managed to clinch the ICC T20 World Cup title against MS Dhoni in only his second appearance as Indian captain.
