ROHIT SHARMA 'THE WORLDWIDE SENSATION': RIC FLAIR RECREATES INDIAN CAPTAIN'S WORLD CUP WINNING CELEBRATION - WATCH
Rohit Sharma-led Team India conquered South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 final, as they got their hands on the elusive trophy at last after a gap of 17 years. India won the inaugural T20 World Cup crown in 2007 but despite coming close in recent years, the World Cup trophy evaded the Men in Blue.
However, the Indian team were able to pick up a nail-biting win over South Africa in Barbados thereby ending the wait of more than a decade to win an ICC trophy with the last one being the Champions Trophy in 2013.
When the Indian team lined up to collect the T20 World Cup trophy, skipper Rohit Sharma's iconic dance moves broke the internet. Many fans believed that Rohit had taken a leaf out of Lionel Messi's notebook, recreating the celebration Messi did after Argentina won the FIFA World Cup in 2022 in Qatar.
Related News |However, WWE legend Ric Flair took to social media to shut down those claims as the veteran said Rohit had copied his 'Wohoo' celebration, which ardent WWE followers have seen many times down the years.
"@ImRo45 Taking A Page Out Of My Playbook! WOOOOO!" tweeted Ric Flair while sharing a video of Rohit collecting the T20 World Cup trophy as he celebrated with his teammates.
Three days after the historic final, Flair has recreated Rohit's celebration, calling the Indian skipper the 'Worldwide sensation'.
Flair performed his legendary 'Wohooo' moves and shared a clip of Rohit doing similar steps alongside.
"The Worldwide Sensation! WOOOOO!" read the post from Flair.
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Rohit himself has yet to comment on the celebration, but from the looks of it, he couldn't have cared less about whom the celebration belongs to, the 'Hitman' seemed elated to just win the T20 World Cup trophy as he announced his retirement from the shorter format in the hours after India's victory.
Virat Kohli also announced his retirement from T20Is while collecting the Player of the Match award trophy for his stellar 76-run knock in the final. A day after India's win, Ravindra Jadeja too announced via a statement on social media, his desire to move on from the shorter format.
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