Rohit Sharma reveals why he ate a piece of mud after India’s 2024 T20 World Cup triumph – FirstSportz

The world went crazy when Wimbledon released a photo of Rohit Sharma eating the mud after India’s historic triumph at the Kensington Oval Barbados. The image also had Novak Djokovic right next to him as he performs his iconic tradition of eating grass.

If we look at Novak Djokovic’s history, after a win he just wanted to taste the grass on the Wimbledon court and from that moment on he made it a method that would become a phenomenon. Sharma, however, had no such history. He just wanted to taste the court.

Nothing was scripted. It was all coming instinctively. I was feeling the moment. When I went to the pitch, that pitch gave us this trophy. I will remember that ground forever in my life and that pitch as well. I wanted to have a piece of it with me.

Rohit Sharma said in a video for BCCI

He added that it was a very special moment and he wanted a reminder of the epicentre where all of Team India’s dreams came true and where the famous photo of Rohit Sharma tasting the surface had gone viral.

Sharma also spoke at length about how India’s triumph was a process that took years of planning to come to life. He said he now had all the time in the world to sleep and wanted to experience every moment of the triumph, which saw India lift the sacred silverware for the second time.

What happened after the 2024 T20 World Cup?

At the end of the T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja bid farewell to the shortest format of the game in their national colours. Rahul Dravid’s stint as the country’s head coach also came to an end.

India’s new coach is yet to be named while VVS Laxman will accompany the team to Zimbabwe for the five-match series starting at 6pm.^e July. Dravid thanked Sharma for asking him to stay after the defeat in the final of the 2023 World Cup and ultimately it was under his reign that India cleared the final hurdle this time without suffering a single defeat.

In case you missed it: