Reflecting on the triumph, Gambhir described winning a World Cup as India’s head coach as a deeply emotional experience and a privilege to once again contribute in national colours.
Presiding over a cabinet meeting held at the state secretariat here, Dr Mohan Yadav said that the Indian players have once again made the country proud by winning the third World Cup, the second in a row.
The Senior BJP leader said Dhoni’s presence symbolizes the spirit, legacy, and continued excellence of Indian cricket.
Rana bowled just one over in the game before leaving the field and was later seen with his thigh heavily strapped.
Team India all-rounder Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 due to an injury, said sources. Harshit Rana was injured during Team India's T20 WC 2026 warm-up match against South Africa on Wednesday.
Shikhar Dhawan has been phenomenal for India in ICC tournaments. In World Cup 2015, Dhawan averaged 51.50 and amassed a total of 412 runs which included two hundreds. In ICC Champions Trophies from 2013-2017, Dhawan has a scarcely believable average of 77.88 and a total of 701 runs including three hundreds.
Bangladesh's top run-scorer Shakib Al Hasan has been in phenomenal form in this World Cup. Shakib leads the top scorer chart with 384 runs in four matches.
Following the defeat against India -- their seventh against the Men in Blue in all World Cups -- the entire Pakistani team is drawing heavy flak from both fans and former cricketers, with people singling out Sarfaraz for their rout against the arch-rivals.
India's hero of the match against Pakistan was "Hitman" Rohit Sharma who was aptly adjudged as the Player of the Match. Rohit not only made 140 runs but, in the process, played the biggest knock in India- Pakistan encounters in World Cup cricket.
Shankar picked up two wickets in the game. The Indian all-rounder's World Cup debut was splendid. Shankar bowled 5.2 overs and picked up two important wickets to change the course of the match. With the bat, Shankar was unbeaten on 15 in 15 balls.
