Rohit Sharma’s Lookalike Helps Harmanpreet Kaur Rehearse Her World Cup Trophy Walk | Watch | Cricket News

Last Updated:November 03, 2025, 23:16 IST

Harmanpreet Kaur’s trophy walk after India’s maiden women’s ICC title victiory over South Africa goes viral, with a Rohit Sharma lookalike training her in an old video.

India’s players have a good time with the trophy after their win over South Africa within the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final. (AP Photo)

An old video of a social media influencer, who looks like Rohit Sharma, training Harmanpreet Kaur for a walk with the trophy has gone viral on social media, hours after the latter invented her own style to have a good time India’s maiden women’s ICC title win on Sunday, November 2.

It was an evening destined to be remembered, a defining moment not only for Indian cricket but for girls’s sport within the nation. At the center of it stood Harmanpreet and as ICC chairman Jay Shah handed her the gleaming trophy, the stadium erupted in joy.

By taking the winning catch to dismiss Nadine de Klerk, Harmanpreet sealed India’s place in history. Her side had achieved what generations before them had only dreamed of, becoming world champions for the very first time.

Unlike Messi’s long, dramatic march with the trophy, Harmanpreet’s walk was short and straightforward, yet every bit as emotional. She strode with pride before lifting the trophy high, as chants of “India, India” thundered through the stands.

Harmanpreet’s captaincy through the tournament was marked by intuition and fearlessness, qualities that shone brightest in the ultimate and when she spoke on the post-match presentation, she made sure to maintain her give attention to the larger picture.

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“That is the beginning. We wanted to interrupt this barrier. And our next plan is to make this a habit. We were waiting for it, now this moment has come. So many big occasions are coming and we wish to maintain improving,” Harmanpreet said. 

Leadership is commonly guided by instinct and she or he displayed shades of Kapil Dev’s legendary intuition from June 25, 1983, when he gave Madan Lal another over against a rampaging Vivian Richards.

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