MS Dhoni, Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma (Image credit: SKY’s X account) NEW DELHI: Just before the IPL 2026 clash between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Suryakumar Yadav shared a picture on social media with Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni. He captioned it, “DP mil gaya; bass group name suggests karo (I have a perfect picture for the group; just suggest some strong group names),” and challenged fans to come up with a name for the trio’s group.Fans were thrilled to see the three T20 World Cup winners in one frame and flooded social media with their suggestions. Among the many responses, the Board of Control for Cricket in India caught the eye by citing Surya’s post and suggesting a unique name: “The CUP-TAANS.”After CSK won the match, Surya was invited by the broadcaster and spoke about the moment.“Iconic picture, we saw you asked me that you have a group DP but you didn’t get a name. How did you see that moment when I saw that my dream came true because when I thought that I will play cup cricket for India, when I win matches, but you don’t even think that you will ever get 1 opportunity to lead India, but also 1 opportunity that I got to lead you, but I saw that icon of India and DP – and we said that you even they saw that icon of India and DP’ not the name and there were some suggestions what a dream it was for me because when I thought I would be playing cup cricket for India and winning matches, you don’t even think you will ever get an opportunity to lead India and by God’s grace and blessings I got an opportunity to lead India,” said Surya.India defeated the New Zealand national cricket team in the final of the 2026 T20 World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium on 8 March 2026. India made 255/5 and then bowled out New Zealand for 159 to clinch the title.Surya became the third Indian captain to win the T20 World Cup after MS Dhoni in 2007 and Rohit Sharma in 2024.“Hum log jeete, wo wo tournament India mein, Ahmedabad mein Narendra Modi Stadium mein jeete, jahan pe hum twenty twenty three mein nahi jeet paaye the to I think mere liye, wo hamesha saath mein rahegi, wo memory bahut precious moment tha mere liye poor all India poor me to the world sabke liye raha hoga to that was a special moment (we won that tournament in India, Ahmedabad at Narendra Modi Stadium where we couldn’t win in 2023. So I think that will stay with me forever – that memory was a very precious moment for me. I’m sure it must have been the same for all of India and for Indians,” he said, so it was a special moment.)“And then when we play the first match with Chennai, then it occurred to me that if we can create this image that India won the T20 before the World Cup and now we won the T20 in 224, the captain is also there and we won in 226, I was there too, so I thought if we can create a logo photo, then I think it will be a special memory and for me we played the first match in my life. Chennai on Where, I thought, (that if this picture could happen – with the captains who won the T20 World Cup for India earlier, the one who won in 2024 were also there, and if we win in 2026 and I will be there too – then I thought we could make that picture, it would be a special memory of a lifetime for me and of course for everyone Surya supplied.)“So I thought there was a chance to come here to Chennai and I got 1 percent chance. Before leaving I asked Rohit Bhai, then Rohit Bhai said, then I asked Mahi Bhai, I felt like asking him too, they both said, then I didn’t wait a moment, I said let’s take a quick picture in the morning, it’s high percentage in Chennai yesterday. Then I came here. bhai, so I didn’t wait a moment.
