Rohit Sharma’s unique gait in his walk to pick up the T20 World Cup trophy became the subject of conversation over joyous celebrations in India, while videos of Kuldeep Yadav organizing it and overseeing it went viral on social media. An opinion shared by WWE wrestler Ric Flair.
“@ImRo45 seems to have taken a leaf out of my book! WOOOOO!” Flair tweeted as he likened Rohit’s approach to the stage to his iconic stride when entering the WWE ring. India defeated South Africa by seven runs in the final of the T20 World Cup held at Kensington Oval in Barbados on June 29 and crowned themselves champions for only second time ever having won the first edition of this tournament back in 2007.
At 37 years old, Rohit became oldest captain to win ICC T20 World Cup after India’s MS Dhoni who had achieved that milestone previously.
It marked eleven years since India last clinched any ICC trophy following their victory in the Champions Trophy back in 2013.
They were unbeaten throughout winning all their games which equals record number wins with South African who also lost finals after going through unscathed in eight games. India had howbeit they could have won nine matches but their group stage against Canada was washed out, meaning both teams shared points for one game each.
Similarly, Jasprit Bumrah was named ‘Player of The Tournament’ for his match-changing performances throughout the event with top Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah bagging 15 wickets during this period.
