On Saturday, Team India finally ended the 11-year-long international trophy hoodoo by beating South Africa in the T20 World Cup final at the Kensington Oval, in Barbados. The win saw Rohit Sharma becoming only the second Indian captain after MS Dhoni to lift the T20 silverware. While he might be second in that category but considering the series of firsts Rohit Sharma has seen against South Africa, one may conclude that him winning his first World Cup against SA was written in the stars.

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Was Rohit Sharma winning the T20 World Cup final written in the stars?

Following India's win in the T20 World Cup 2024, a statistic is making waves on the internet showcasing Rohit Sharma has registered a slew of his career landmarks against South Africa. He made his first international run against South Africa, hit his first six came against South Africa, scored his first fifty as well against SA, and guess, against whom did he win his first man of the match award? Yes! The Proteas. Here is the entire list of the sort.

Rohit Sharma against South Africa:

1st Intl run vs SA
1st Six vs SA
1st 50 vs SA
1st M.O.M vs SA
1st Ball Bowled vs SA
1st T201 Century vs SA
Highest ever Partnership vs SA
Highest Test Score vs SA
1st time Opened batting in ODIs vs SA
1st time Opened batting in Tests vs SA
1st IPL Trophy in SA
1st IPL M.O.M in SA
1st T20WC Trophy in SA
Highest T20WC Score in SA

And now adding to the list is his maiden ICC trophy/World Cup win.

A billion dreams, a billion emotions, and a billion smiles!

Mission accomplished.

World Cup conquered.

We are World Champions.

Hey, Captain! You’ve done it!#T20WorldCup | #TeamIndia | #SAvIND | @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/6NR24H6WC7
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 1, 2024

If that wasn't destiny then what is?

In contradiction, it's not, it is just a coincidence. It is the hard work that players put in which got rewarded. Having set a par total of 176, Team India was heading towards yet another defeat in the final when Heinrich Klassen and David Miller were batting and less than a run a ball was needed. However, bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya pulled it back for India and snatched a glorious win from the jaws of defeat.

Unearthed unbelievable statistic shows Team India's T20 World Cup 2024 win was written in the stars

Team India finally ended the 11-year-long international trophy hoodoo by beating South Africa in the T20 World Cup final. Was it destined for Rohit Sharma?

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