After winning the T20 World Cup 2024 title, Rohit Sharma could not control his emotions, and tears came to his eyes. Fellow players consoled him. After this, Rohit went to the Indian dugout to meet his wife, Ritika, and daughter, Samaira. From there, he went to the Barbados pitch and was seen eating the grass.
When the video of Rohit Sharma eating the grass on the pitch went viral, people were surprised by why Rohit did this. Rohit Sharma’s dream was to win the ICC trophy. Last year, he and his team were defeated in the final twice. Australia beat India in the World Test Championship and the ODI World Cup final. When India won the T20 World Cup, Rohit ate the grass of the pitch like Novak Djokovic while celebrating.
Novak Djokovic Believes In Celebration Like This
Centre Court rises again for one of its great champions
Congratulations, @DjokerNole 👏#Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/RAm2mm56pS
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 10, 2022
Let us tell you that after Serbia’s star tennis player Novak Djokovic won against Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon, Novak was seen eating the grass of the tennis court. Djokovic did this for the first time 13 years ago during his first post-match celebration after his win against Rafael Nadal at SW19. He has celebrated like this 8 times.
Revealed In Interview
Later, in an interview in 2018, he said it is a little tradition. When I was a kid, I dreamed of winning Wimbledon, and when you achieve it, you want to do something different to celebrate, and this was one of those things. It is believed that Rohit Sharma also celebrated similarly by copying Novak. Rohit Sharma has said many times in his interviews that he wants to win the ICC trophy.
THIS IS OUR CAPTAIN ROHIT SHARMA…!!!! 🥺❤️
– Captain Rohit Sharma eating the soil of pitch after won the T20 World Cup Trophy. 🏆 (Video – ICC). pic.twitter.com/Rwm6iWtVmi
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) June 30, 2024
Rohit Also Celebrated In A Special Way
When Rohit’s dream came true, the Indian captain celebrated it primarily by eating the pitch’s grass and thanking the ground for this achievement. Let us tell you that after winning the T20 World Cup, Rohit and Kohli retired from T20 International cricket.
