Published 21:32 IST, July 17th 2024

Rohit Sharma's Iconic World Cup Winning Celebration Recreated By A Fan In Los Angeles | WATCH VIDEO

Rohit Sharma-led Team India scripted history on June 29, 2024 as they beat South Africa by 7 runs in the finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup

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Rohit Sharma finally breached peak greatness as he led India to their second T20 World Cup win on June 29, 2024 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. The Indian cricket team edged past Souths Africa to win the T20 World Cup for the second time in its history of nine complete editions. This win also marked India's 11-year-old ICC title drought. India won the 2024 T20 World Cup undefeated and this is a record that hasn't been created by any team.

Los Angeles Local Recreates Rohit Sharma's Iconic Walk

After India won the T20 World Cup, the members of the blue brigade shed their tears of joy. Wild celebrations broke out as the Indian players hugged their teammates and their compatriots as they scripted history. Amid everything happening, one such thing happened that will be etched in the hearts of all the Indian cricket fans. Rohit Sharma's iconic walk after winning the World Cup. Rohit Sharma later said that it was Kuldeep Yadav's idea to celebrate in that manner.

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It is no secret that Kuldeep Yadav is a huge FC Barcelona fan which makes him an avid Messi follower as well. Lionel Messi had celebrated his FIFA Word Cup win in the same manner and it was later emulated by many teams and players all across the globe. Rohit Sharma's celebration has reignited the trend once again and a video of a local copying Rohit is circulating on social media.

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What's Next For Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma is now a World Cup winning captain. He also happens to be only the third Indian skipper to win an ICC trophy after MS Dhoni and Kapil Dev. India's win in the finals of the 2024 T20 World Cup also marked Rohit's 50 T20I wins in the format as a skipper, the only skipper to do so. Rohit has now announced his retirement from T20Is and will continue to play only the ODI and the Test format. India will now take on Sri Lanka in a six-match-long white ball series. The 'men in blue' will play 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is in Gautam Gambhir's debut series as Team India coach.

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21:27 IST, July 17th 2024