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India lived up to its billing of being the number one side in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). The Men in Blue retained the ICC T20 World Cup with an emphatic 96-run triumph over New Zealand in the final at Ahmedabad on Sunday. Often in global sporting tournaments, the more fancied athlete or squad may fail at times as the law of averages catches up; it is to the credit of Suryakumar Yadav’s men that they remained consistent and lasted the distance. Having won the title in 2024 under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, this Indian unit has evolved further. There has been a change in personnel too, as Rohit, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja retired from cricket’s shortest format. Their massive shoes were filled, and with coach Gautam Gambhir propagating a high-risk, high-yield philosophy, the players followed their mentor’s approach and prospered. Including the summit clash, India went past 250 thrice in the championship. The think-tank was also flexible as an initial top-order vulnerability was addressed in time. With three left-handers atop the batting tree, the Indians found rival captains employing off-spinners to counter the batters. Abhishek Sharma losing form also proved to be a complication but by picking the right-handed Sanju Samson as opener, balance was found.

Great teams find ways to cope with challenges, and India, even after losing a Super Eight game to South Africa, stayed afloat. The management persisted with Abhishek and he scored two fifties in the campaign, with the one in the final being vital. Samson, though, was a revelation. Always rated high, at varying points in his career he was competing with M.S. Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant for the wicket-keeper batter role. With 321 runs in this championship and three consecutive 50-plus scores in the last stretch for India, the ‘Player of the Tournament’ ensured that the host fulfilled expectations. If Samson led India’s batting charts, the incisive Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Varun Chakaravarthy finished with 14 wickets apiece and held the top spot in this World Cup. Bumrah was terrific while Varun found it rough towards the business end of the campaign as batters turned aggressive against him. India found heroes at critical points, be it Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube or Axar Patel. Among the rest, New Zealand proved why it remains one of the most resilient teams, sailing into another final before running into India. That outfits such as Nepal had their moments is also a pointer to how T20Is are helping cricket broaden its base.

Published – March 10, 2026 12:10 am IST



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PM Modi congratulates Team India for T20 World Cup win

New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke to the Indian Cricket Team on the phone to congratulate the players for their T20 World Cup win against South Africa, officials said.

The Prime Minister thanked coach Rahul Dravid , whose two-and-a-half-year-long tenure as Team India’s Head Coach came to a close after yesterday’s match, for his contribution to Indian cricket. Under Rahul Dravid’s guidance, India’s 11-year ICC title drought ended with Team India’s triumph in yesterday’s match.

PM Modi congratulated Rohit Sharma for his “splendid captaincy” and praised Virat Kohli for his performance in the final match.

Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma – announced their T20I retirements yesterday. While Kohli announced his retirement minutes after the triumph, India captain Rohit Sharma announced it in the official post match press conference.

PM Modi also praised Hardik Pandya for his final over and Suryakumar Yadav for his splendid catch on the boundary line to dismiss David Miller.

Home Minister Amit Shah also called Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma to congratulate them on the win.

In a video message, PM Modi yesterday had said that the team won the World Cup and also the “hearts of crores of Indians”. No small achievement that they did not lose a single match, he said.

“Champions! Our team brings the T20 World Cup home in style! We are proud of the Indian Cricket Team,” Prime Minister Modi posted on X – earlier known as Twitter.

The country witnessed euphoric celebrations last evening as Team India won the T20 World Cup, with fans flooding the streets carrying the Tricolour in their hands.

Social media was flooded with congratulatory messages and images of celebratory scenes as India edged past South Africa by seven runs in the final match of T20 World Cup 2024 at the Kensington Oval, Barbados to clinch an ICC title after 11 years.





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