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Why Rohit Sharma Eats The Soil of Barbados Pitch, Reveals The Fact

In the T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian team led by Rohit Sharma has won the title. Team India won the trophy by defeating South Africa at Kingston Oval in Barbados. 

After this victory, there was a festive atmosphere in the homes of 140 crore Indians. The players also celebrated fiercely. After winning the trophy, Rohit Sharma became very emotional and he bowed to the soil of the pitch of Kingston Oval in Barbados. Now Hitman has told the story behind his eating soil.

Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India registered a historic victory and raised the T20 World Cup trophy for the second time. This victory has ended India's drought of ICC trophy. 

After this victory, the entire team including Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya looked very emotional, but these tears were of joy. Everyone celebrated the victory in their own style. Then, Rohit Sharma was seen that he was paying obeisance to the pitch of Kingston Oval in Barbados by putting soil on his tongue.

Now talking about that moment, Hitman has said,  "I cannot describe those things and nothing was scripted, it just happened with the moment. I will always remember Barbados and this pitch in my life. So I wanted to keep a piece of it with me. That moment is very special for me."

Indian captain Rohit Sharma, star batsman Virat Kohli and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja have said goodbye to T20I cricket after the end of the T20 World Cup 2024. 

However, after this Rohit gave such a statement, after which people are forced to think that he has forcibly left the captaincy. 

He said,  "I did not think that I would retire from T20, but the situation came to such a pass that I thought that there is nothing better than winning the cup and saying goodbye."