Rohit, who finished the tournament as India's highest run-getter, was completely elated as India ended their decade-long ICC title drought in the absence of legendary captain MS Dhoni.

Right after clinching the title, Rohit patted the ground several times and was also seen eating the dirt on the Kensington Oval pitch later on as the Indian players continued their celebrations on the ground.

Wimbledon's official 'X' account shared images of Rohit and Novak Djokovic in similar action, drawing similarities between the two greats of their respective sports.

Netizens were also quick to notice Rohit's epic celebration of eating dirt, similar to that of Djokovic, who has a habit of eating grass after winning the Wimbledon Grand Slam.

Earlier, Rohit had also admitted to being a fan of Djokovic.

Rohit, who had played in all editions of the T20 World Cup, announced his retirement from the T20I following in the footsteps of his teammate Virat Kohli. Both players will continue to play ODI and Test cricket for the country.

In a tense summit clash, Men in Blue remained calm and composed in a pressure situation and successfully defended 176 despite Heinrich Klaasen's fiery 52 off 27 balls. Hardik Pandya took charge of the costly dismissal and scripted the last fight to clinch the second shortest format title.

India spearhead Jasprit Bumrah also increased the pressure from the other end and pocketed the wicket of Marco Jansen before Pandya returned to seal his authority with the scalps of David Miller and Kagiso Rabada in the final over to restrict them. at 169/8 in 20 overs. .

Earlier, India won the toss and opted to bat first but faltered at 34/3 after 4.3 overs when they lost Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav in the powerplay.

However, Kohli rose to the occasion and played an anchor of 76 off 59 balls, while Axar Patel scored 47 off 31 balls to take the total to 176/7.