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Suryakumar Yadav will captain India in the ultimate of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday, March 8, against Recent Zealand at Narendra Modi Stadium.
Suryakumar Yadav will captain India in T20 World Cup 2026 final against Recent Zealand. (Picture Credit: PTI)
India will face Recent Zealand in the ultimate of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday (March 8) in Ahmedabad. On the eve of the ultimate on the Narendra Modi Stadium, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav and his Recent Zealand counterpart Mitchell Santner attended the pre-match press conferences. During his interaction with the reporters in Ahmedabad, Santner, who’s leading Recent Zealand to its second straight ICC tournament final, stated that his team would really like to silence the Indian crowd on Sunday in Ahmedabad by winning the ultimate.
Santner acknowledged the challenge of playing in front of a largely pro-India crowd and when asked whether his side would really like to “silence the group” the way in which Pat Cummins’s Australia did in 2023 ODI World Cup final, Santner said, “That’s the goal, to silence the group.”
“But there are lots of challenges to cricket, they usually are variable. I feel there may be lots of pressure on India to win at home.”
“We’ve seen throughout the entire World Cup that many teams are on similar levels and games often come right down to a couple of small moments that change the end result. England got here very near chasing the entire the opposite night. South Africa were playing excellent cricket throughout after which had a hiccup against us they usually were out. So, for us it’s taking confidence that if we go about our business the identical way, we are able to upset one other big team,” he added.
Hours after Santner’s presser, India’s T20I captain, Suryakumar, addressed the media individuals, and when he was asked about Santner’s statement, he got here up with a savage response.
“Arey sab same he line chipka rahe hai aa ke. Kuch naya toh bolne bolo kisi ko (everyone seems to be saying the identical thing. Please ask to say something latest at the least),” Surya said.
In accordance with Surya, the mood within the Indian dressing room could be very relaxed, and everybody is happy for the ultimate.
“The mood within the camp could be very relaxed, very completely happy; obviously it’s a special feeling. Leading such a beautiful side on home soil, and that too at such a beautiful stadium, it’s a special feeling, and everybody could be very excited for it.”
March 07, 2026, 19:04 IST
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