Gautam Gambhir and Arshdeep Singh (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Celebrations, laughter, tears, dancing, bhangra, hugs and shouts were everywhere among the Indian players after Team India crushed New Zealand in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to win the World T20 2026 title. It was India’s third T20 World Cup triumph, having previously won it in 2007 under Mahendra Singh Dhoni and in 2024 under Rohit Sharma.After India won the final, Arshdeep Singh, who did not take a wicket in the title clash, was seen doing reels with his teammates, including head coach Gautam Gambhir. He playfully trolled teammates and members of the support staff.
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Arshdeep posted a video reel with Gambhir. He turned his phone camera towards the head coach and teased him saying, “Paaji, kade má vi leya karo yaar (brother, you should smile sometime).
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Arshdeep’s playful remark made Gambhir, who is usually seen in a serious mood, laugh.In another reel with Sanju Samson, Arshdeep said, “Justice mil gaya (finally got justice).”India made history by becoming the first team to win the T20 World Cup at home and the first team to win three T20 World Cup trophies.With this triumph, captain Suryakumar Yadav surpassed former captain Rohit Sharma to record the best winning percentage by an Indian captain in T20Is.Under Suryakumar’s leadership, India have played 52 matches, winning 42, losing eight, while two have ended in a draw, giving him a winning percentage of 80.77.After India’s record-breaking third World T20 win, captain Surya reflected on the importance of mental toughness, team understanding and off-field preparation in building a championship-winning culture. He also emphasized that the most important thing is to stay true to yourself.Talking about the lessons learned from his own career, Surya emphasized that failure is an inevitable part of sports.“It’s really important to understand that you definitely fail more times than you succeed in sports. I mean, he must have seen it in his career. I saw it last year, in 2025. I couldn’t get 50 all year. It took me 400-plus days to get 50 for India. But that’s what I told the boys, while the media will definitely address the same thing in sports. Ups and down conferences.For Surya, success comes not only from technical skills, but also from character, discipline and fostering trust in the team.“You have to understand that, you have to respect the game. You have to try and spend time with all the good people around you. That’s more important. Be yourself. You can’t cheat the man in the mirror when you get up in the morning or when you go to bed,” he added.He also emphasized the importance of understanding the temperament, strengths and weaknesses of teammates and building trust through personal connection and freedom of expression.“So the little, little things that you do off the field, I think when we get on the field, it actually gives you a lot of confidence, it gives them a lot of peace. I also feel like you have to understand every character on the team. Everybody’s different. They bring different skills to the table. So you have to talk to them, their temperament, understand them. That’s actually what we’ve been doing over the last two years and that last year on skis.”
