IPL 13: Tie both his feet together, Ashwin teases Chris Gayle

The tournament witnessed some breathtaking catches, heartbeat-raising run-chases, magnificent cricketing shots and bowling spells that capture the nature of modern-day T20 cricket, and several records were broken. Some individuals from the present and future of the format lit up the tournament.

While Men in Blue and their fans could get flashbacks of the Ahmedabad heartbreak against Australia, which stopped India's dominant 10-match win streak courtesy tactical masterclass of skipper Pat Cummins and a brutal hammering by Travis Head, the baggage of negativity will come down and everyone will find some comfort in team's most recent wins against New Zealand and the fact their country is on a winning run across the men's, women's and age-group cricket. The baggage will feel a little lighter.

Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes Varun Chakaravarthy's confidence goes down as he gets attacked upfront from the batters.

Abhishek's the world's number one batter has failed to score runs in his free-flowing way during the T20 World Cup, with health issues due to food poisoning and the weight of three successive ducks to start off the tournament seemingly eating into his batting rhythm and confidence. During the semifinal clash against England at Wankhede Stadium, an aerial flick against off-spinner Will Jacks ended his stay at the crease for just nine in seven runs, making it just 89 runs in seven innings this World Cup with just a half-century to his name.

Rajesh's second win on the NexGen saw him bag the winning cheque worth Rs 3,17,875 that moved him into third position in the 2026 PGTI NexGen Order of Merit. Aditya Raj Singh Chahal, who finished joint runner-up alongside Pankaj Maandiya in Phillaur, now leads the NexGen Order of Merit with season's earnings of Rs 4,87,000.