Suryakumar Yadav gives himself a few slaps after joining Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni as India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain

Suryakumar Yadav slaps himself

Hence, it was hardly surprising that when Surya walked up to reflect on the victory and his entry into an elite club featuring some of the biggest legends of Indian cricket, he had a tough time believing it. As he approached the stage, Surya gave himself a few slaps, almost as if trying to force the moment on him. This was already his fourth T20 World Cup; he had suffered heartbreak in the first two, in 2021 and 2022, before tasting glory in the next couple of editions. Even so, it was going to take a few moments before he could truly come to terms with the magnitude of the triumph.

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“I think it'll take a little bit of time, but I’m definitely very happy. It’s been a long journey; it started post the 2024 World Cup. Jay Shah, Rohit bhai, they all showed faith in me and gave me the opportunity to lead. From there to coming here and winning it. We have been playing good cricket over the last two years, and we just wanted to maintain the good cricketing habits we had in the 2024 World Cup. Boys took it really well,” he said during the post-match presentation ceremony.

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“I think it's really important to understand what they are capable of. And I knew they had the match winners in them. The timing was perfect. Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma are top players, and we knew they would do something special, and they did it in the final. Bumrah is a once-in-a-generation bowler. I can call him a national treasure. He knows how it needs to be done, he is the best in the business,” mentioned Suryakumar.

That India won the World Cup should hardly come as a surprise. Ever since Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retired after the high of Barbados, they haven’t dropped a single series. In fact, India haven’t lost more than one match in any of the series they have played since. Home or away, this team has been dominance personified, and the way they smashed New Zealand – the ever-consistent Black Caps – by 96 runs shows exactly what this group of players is made of.

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