Sanjay Tandon meets MS Dhoni during historic T20 World Cup final
The Senior BJP leader said Dhoni’s presence symbolizes the spirit, legacy, and continued excellence of Indian cricket.
The Senior BJP leader said Dhoni’s presence symbolizes the spirit, legacy, and continued excellence of Indian cricket.
Abhishek smashed 52 off just 21 balls to lay the platform for India’s emphatic 96-run victory over New Zealand in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.
India’s triumph on home soil capped a memorable campaign, with the skipper already setting his sights on the next major targets, including a gold medal at the 2028 Summer Olympics and defending the T20 World Cup title in 2028.
India sealed their second successive T20 World Cup crown, and third overall, with a commanding 96-run victory over New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
The Black Caps had entered the title clash full of confidence after upsetting South Africa in the semi-finals. However, they were outplayed by the tournament co-hosts, suffering a 96-run defeat.
Despite having already sealed the series 3-1, India were in experimental mode in the fourth T20I at Visakhapatnam. The team opted to play five specialist bowlers, keeping all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube out of the bowling plans.
Batting at No. 6, Dube produced a stunning cameo, racing to a 15-ball fifty, the third-fastest by an Indian in men’s T20Is.
India left out Ishan Kishan due to a niggle and replaced him with an extra bowler in Arshdeep Singh but the plan didn’t work out in terms of the eventual outcome as the hosts lost the contest by 50 runs.
The last men’s T20I at ACA-VDCA was the 1st T20I between India and Australia on November 23, 2023, just four days after Australia defeated India in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final.
India’s ruthless batting, spearheaded by Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan, has steamrolled New Zealand into a 3-0 hole, masking shortcomings that would otherwise have drawn sharper scrutiny.
