Amol Muzumdar recreates Rohit Sharma's iconic flag celebration from Barbados after Women's World Cup 2025 win [Watch]

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India Women's team head coach Amol Muzumdar recreated an iconic celebration after their Women's World Cup 2025 victory. The Women in Blue defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the final at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai, on Sunday, November 2.Amol Muzumdar recreated Rohit Sharma's iconic flag celebration from Barbados. Rohit, who led India to victory at the 2024 T20 World Cup, had planted the Indian flag on the ground in Barbados after they beat South Africa by seven runs in the final.The Indian Women's team head coach similarly planted the country's flag on the ground in Navi Mumbai after the historic triumph. He also posed with the flag later on.Watch the moment below: View this post on Instagram Instagram PostBatting first, Harmanpreet Kaur and her team posted a strong total of 298/7 on the board. Shafali Verma top-scored with 87 while Smriti Mandhana (45), Deepti Sharma (58), and Richa Ghosh (34) made vital contributions.They then bowled South Africa out for 246 in 45.3 overs. Deepti Sharma starred with the ball, returning figures of 5/39 in 9.3 overs. Shafali chipped in with a couple of wickets as well.With this, Amol Muzumdar became the first Indian coach to win the Women's ODI World Cup. Harmanpreet also became the first Indian captain to achieve this feat in the Women's game.Who is Amol Muzumdar?Among the domestic stalwarts in Indian cricket, Amol Muzumdar never got the opportunity to represent the country. He played first-class cricket for Mumbai, Assam, and Andhra. The 50-year-old also represented India Under-19 and India A.He made a memorable first-class debut, slamming an unbeaten 260 in the Ranji Trophy pre-quarter final against Haryana. Muzumdar shared the dressing room with big names like Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid during his India A days. He also led Mumbai to victory during the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy season.The right-hander was a prolific run-getter throughout his domestic career. He amassed 11167 runs from 171 first-class games at an average of 48.13 with 30 centuries and 60 half-centuries. Muzumdar also made 3286 runs from 106 innings in List A cricket with three centuries.He was appointed as the head coach of the Indian Women's team in 2023 after having served as the batting coach of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the IPL previously.