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‘Kaise kar leta he yeh itna smile’ - Fans react to viral selfie by Kumar Dharmasena with ‘Smiling’ Rohit Sharma at the Oval after WTC 2023 final loss

Here is how fans have reacted after seeing smiling Rohit Sharma clicking selfie with Kumar Dharmasena after WTC 2023 final

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Rohit Sharma with Kumar Dharmasena after WTC 2023 final

Rohit Sharma with Kumar Dharmasena after WTC 2023 final (Image Source: Twitter)

The dream of winning the World Test Championship (WTC) final got shattered again on 11 June 2023 for Team India when Australia defeated them by 209 runs at the Oval. Thus, they have now lost two consecutive WTC finals. After this horrible result, fans were in disbelief as India’s wait of winning a major trophy continues since 2013.

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But, now an image has gone viral where umpire Kumar Dharmasena was seen clinking a selfie with smiling Rohit Sharma. Seeing the losing captain smiling, fans were not happy and shared their views on social media. Notably, Dharmasena was the reserve umpire in the final. However, it was not the first time when he clicked a selfie with the losing captain in a major final.

Here is the shared image:

“We've worked really hard for four years to make two finals.” - Rohit Sharma

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Images of him taking selfies with the Kiwis went viral after they lost against England in the 2019 ODI World Cup in England. Then, another selfie with Pakistan skipper, Babar Azam went viral after they lost against England in the 2022 20-20 World Cup in Australia. Meanwhile, after this loss, during the post-match presentation ceremony, Rohit said: "It was a tough one. We started well winning the toss and putting them into bat in those conditions. We bowled pretty well in the first session and then we let ourselves down a little bit with how we bowled.” 

“But again, credit to the Australian batters, in particular, Travis Head came in and played really well. That took us off guard a little bit and then we knew it was always hard to come back. We put up a show. We fought hard but congratulations to Australia. We've worked really hard for four years to make two finals. It's a disappointment for us. We would like to go one better. But you cannot take anything away from what we've done in the two years. It's a great effort. A lot of players took part in those series. We'll keep our heads high and fight for the next championship as well."    

Here is how fans have reacted:

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