NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya mirrored on his journey from battling private struggles to lifting back-to-back T20 World Cup trophies for India. The star all-rounder stated profitable the 2026 title in Ahmedabad was a validation of a promise he made to himself — to play each event with the goal of profitable trophies for India.Pandya had earlier spoken about in search of redemption throughout the 2024 T20 World Cup, when he staged a robust comeback and helped India finish a 17-year anticipate the title.

“Once we received the T20 World Cup in 2024, I used to be dealing with a number of difficulties personally. Many issues had occurred earlier than that event, and issues weren’t going my method. Earlier than the 2024 World Cup began, I had made up my thoughts that I used to be going for redemption. I wished to make a dominating comeback. I did that and helped my group win the trophy after 17 years. Coming to this T20 World Cup victory in Ahmedabad, that is one thing I’ve all the time lived for. I play cricket to do properly for my nation and win trophies. I need to win all of the trophies for India,” Hardik Pandya stated on JioStar.“After the win in Barbados, I promised myself that whichever event I play, I’ll play to win, and I’ll elevate the trophy. This win in opposition to New Zealand in Ahmedabad is a validation that the promise I made to myself has change into a actuality. And that is simply the beginning,” he added.India defeated the Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand nationwide cricket group by a large 96-run margin to efficiently defend their T20 World Cup title. With the victory, India grew to become the primary group to win the T20 World Cup on house soil, the primary to win it back-to-back after triumphing within the 2024 version, and the primary group to elevate the trophy thrice — in 2007, 2024 and 2026.Pandya loved a powerful marketing campaign within the 2026 event. The 32-year-old scored 217 runs in 9 innings at a median of 27.12 and a strike fee of 160.74, together with two half-centuries. He additionally contributed with the ball, selecting up 9 wickets in 9 matches, with greatest figures of two/16.