Team India celebrates T20 World Cup victory and Shahid Afridi Legendary all-rounder and former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has hailed India for becoming the first team in history to defend the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title. In a video on X, Afridi said India deserved the win after crushing New Zealand by 96 runs to lift the T20 World Cup in 2026 on Sunday, March 8.“The World Cup is over. I think India deserved the title. They have a great team combination. The players sitting on the bench were also good as the playing eleven. That’s why I say your bench must be strong. India’s bench was very strong; from there they could pick anyone and put him in the playing eleven. They played the whole tournament like champions,” Afridi said in a video on his X account.
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According to Afridi, Bumrah is one of the best bowlers who has been carrying India on his back for a long time with his impressive performances.Afridi also praised the performances of Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan for their important contributions to India’s win.“Sanju Samson was outstanding. He was given the opportunity and he performed with his sensible hitting and ability to build the innings. Abhishek Sharma also did well tonight. Ishan Kishan also gave an excellent performance as he did against Pakistan. Jasprit Bumrah was the backbone of their bowling who carried India on his back for a long time with his impressive new balls or slow balls. Be it one of the new balls or slow balls. the best in my opinion bowlers,” he added.India made history by winning the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, successfully defending the title and becoming the first ever team to retain the trophy. They also became the first country to win the Under-20 Men’s World Cup on home soil. With this victory, India have now won the T20 World Cup three times, in 2007, 2024 and 2026, the most by any team in the history of the tournament.
