While many have related Rohit Sharma's unique walk up to the stage to receive the T20 World Cup trophy to the way Argentina legend Lionel Messi received the FIFA World Cup, a video has emerged on social media showing that it was actually spinner Kuldeep Yadav who planned it and then also demonstrated it to Rohit.
India (176 for 7) defeated South Africa (169 for 8) by seven runs in a nerve-wracking final in Barbados on Saturday to end a 17-year wait for another T20 World Cup triumph. The trophy also ended a draught of 11 years for India without an ICC title, with the last one being the 2013 Champions Trophy.
In terms of T20 World Cup, it was the last chance for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to win a world title in the shortest format as both predictably announced their retirement from T20Is after India's victory.
Before Rohit went on the recieve the trophy, Kuldeep could be seen showing his skipper how he should approach the trophy when called upon. The video has gone viral on social media.
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India rode on Virat Kohli's best knock of the tournament, a 59-ball 76, and Axar Patel's 47 to put up a challenging total, before Hardik Pandya (3 for 20), Jasprit Bumrah (2 for 18) and Arshdeep Singh (2 for 20) derailed South Africa's run chase. The Proteas had at one stage moved into a winning position, requiring just a run a ball.
The wicket of Heinrich Klaasen (52 of 27 balls) by Pandya and the stunning catch of Suryakumar Yadav to dismiss David Miller (21 off 17 balls) proved to be the turning points in the match.
