Cricket

Abhishek Sharma after his heroic fifty in T20 WC final

India became the first team to win the T20 WC title at home, the first team to win it back-to-back, and the first team to win the three T20 WC crowns.

2026-03-08T20:50:47.326823+00:00 IST

Suryakumar, Gambhir, Jay visit Hanuman Temple after T20WC win

A clinical Team India made history by securing a record-breaking third T20 World Cup title and becoming the first-ever team to defend the title and win it as a home nation following a brilliant 96-run win over New Zealand at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.

2026-03-08T20:50:16.285703+00:00 IST

Ishan dedicates T20WC triumph to cousin who died in accide

India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan delivered an emotional message after India's triumph in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, revealing that he had lost his cousin sister in a car accident just a day before the final and dedicated the victory to her.

2026-03-08T20:48:05.329447+00:00 IST

Dhoni makes hilarious remark on Gambhir's "smile" after T20WC win

History was made at Ahmedabad as India became the first team to secure three T20 World Cup titles, defend the title successfully and lift the title at their home, beating New Zealand by 96 runs. Dhoni, in his post, also hailed the final's 'Player of the Match' Jasprit Bumrah as a 'Champion bowler'.

2026-03-08T20:46:45.871699+00:00 IST

Rohit Sharma congratulates Team India after T20WC triumph

Former India captain Rohit Sharma congratulated the India national cricket team after their triumph in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, praising the collective effort of the squad.

2026-03-08T20:02:43.410521+00:00 IST

Cricket fraternity hails India's third T20WC triumph

It was another dominant performance for Team India as top-order exploits from Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan and brilliant spells from Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah helped Team India become the first home nation to win the T20 World Cup title, beating New Zealand by 96 runs at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, at the same venue where India had lost the ICC Cricket World Cup title in 2023 after a 10-match dominant run.

2026-03-08T19:43:52.138926+00:00 IST

India continues their dominance in white-ball tournaments

The Indian team continues their dominance in the white-ball tournaments since 2023, with 31 wins out of their 33 matches ODI and T20I combined.

2026-03-08T19:41:26.381691+00:00 IST

"Really happy for you chetta": Virat Kohli hails Sanju Samson for 'Player of the Tournament' performance in T20WC

From 46 runs in those five horrific innings against New Zealand to being dropped from the team in favour of Ishan Kishan, Sanju has scripted a fairytale comeback that was unexpected by perhaps even his die-hard fans had not expected. After two quick starts against Namibia and Zimbabwe, Sanju saved his best for all the high-stakes matches. From 97* against West Indies in the virtual quarterfinal for the final semifinal spot, to 89 against England and another 89 against New Zealand in semifinals and finals, Sanju left everyone mesmerised with his clean hitting and silenced every bit of trolling, criticism about his poor run and inconsistency, at least for a very long while to come.

2026-03-08T19:17:25.713088+00:00 IST

BCCI VP Rajeev Shukla hails India's T20 WC Triumph

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice-President Rajeev Shukla lauded the Suryakumar Yadav-led side for sucessfully defended the ICC Men's T20 World Cup title after defeating New Zealand by 96 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

2026-03-08T19:16:55.568032+00:00 IST

Yadav hails ace seamer Jasprit Bumrah for his exceptional skills

A dominant batting show by the top-order of Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, and Ishan Kishan, and later fiery spells by Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel, helped Team India make history, beating New Zealand by 96 runs at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.

2026-03-08T19:09:11.284731+00:00 IST

Jasprit Bumrah: The greatest T20 World Cup bowler ever?

At his home venue at Ahmedabad, Bumrah continued to make the entire India, the world and New Zealand batters bow down to his greatness as a four-wicket haul from him, along with three-wicket haul from Axar Patel did not keep New Zealand in contention at all during the gigantic 256 run chase as they crumbled under the pressure of scoreboard pressure, losing by 96 runs.

2026-03-08T19:00:33.000642+00:00 IST

Santner admits New Zealand were outplayed by India in T20WC final

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner admitted that his side was outplayed by India in the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, while praising the hosts for their dominant performance in front of a packed home crowd.

2026-03-08T18:57:01.730429+00:00 IST

Shivam Dube reflects on his role in T20 WC 2026 

The Indian team scripted history by becoming the only team to defend their ICC T20 World Cup title, after beating New Zealand in the final in Ahmedabad on Sunday. India's star performer in the T20 World Cup 2026, Shivam Dube, reflected on his role in the tournament.

2026-03-08T18:56:12.506116+00:00 IST

Sanju speaks on conversations with Sachin following T20WC win

Samson scripted a comeback for ages, as he overcame poor form and exclusion from the playing eleven to shine when everything was at stake. Having scored just 46 runs in five innings against NZ before this tournament, Samson lost his place in the team to Ishan Kishan. When a leftie-dominant top-order was struggling against off-spin, destiny handed Sanju a second chance and he grabbed it with every inch of life he had in his hands. Right from the virtual quarterfinal against West Indies to the title clash against New Zealand, Samson mesmerised one and all with his tidy strokeplay, timing and broke records to join legends like Virat Kohli, Shahid Afridi, etc. in the history books of the T20 World Cup.

2026-03-08T18:46:37.379402+00:00 IST

Amit Shah lauds India's T20 WC triumph 

A dominant batting show by the top-order of Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, and Ishan Kishan, and later fiery spells by Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel, helped Team India make history, beating New Zealand by 96 runs at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.

2026-03-08T18:45:49.120833+00:00 IST

After T20WC win, Hardik aims for 10 ICC titles in 10 years

Hardik Pandya has set a target for the future, saying he hopes to win 10 more ICC titles over the next decade following India's triumph in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

2026-03-08T18:27:58.489570+00:00 IST

"Before the tournament, I was trying too hard....": Bumrah

Besides top-order exploits by Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan, a four-wicket haul by Jasprit Bumrah and three-fer by all-rounder Axar Patel put Kiwis under Team India's vice grip, securing a 96-run win to secure the third T20 World Cup title at Ahmedabad, exorcising the ghosts of 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup final loss against Australia at the same venue under captaincy of Rohit Sharma.

2026-03-08T18:26:18.511170+00:00 IST

"Captain and coach had faith in me": Abhishek after T20WC truimph

"The one thing was very clear, I wanted to share before as well, but today is the best day. The captain and coach had faith in me. Even I was doubting myself. I had never experienced this before; it was a tough tournament. I was just doing my process, trying to take it one game after another, but it wasn't easy. But I love this team because the way they backed me," Abhishek said.

2026-03-08T18:14:51.245926+00:00 IST

Tendulkar, Kohli lead tributes after India’s T20WC title win

Cricket legends and current stars poured in congratulatory messages for Team India after they clinched the third ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 title, becoming the first side to defend the trophy in the T20 format.

2026-03-08T18:08:22.749951+00:00 IST

President Murmu, PM Modi hail India's T20 WC triumph

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Indian team, as they scripted history by becoming the only team to defend their ICC T20 World Cup title, after beating New Zealand in the final in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

2026-03-08T17:56:55.913755+00:00 IST

India wipes out 2023 horrors, wins 3rd T20WC title at Ahmedabad

NZ put India to bat first after winning the toss. Samson (89 in 46 balls, with five fours and eight sixes), Abhishek Sharma (52 in 21 balls, with six fours and three sixes), Ishan Kishan (54 in 25 balls, with four boundaries and four sixes), and Shivam Dube (26* in 8 balls, with three fours and two sixes) took India to 255/5.

2026-03-08T17:47:08.592320+00:00 IST