Legendary all-rounder and former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi praised India for turning into the primary workforce in historical past to defend the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup title. In a video on X, Afridi stated India deserved the win after they crushed New Zealand by 96 runs on Sunday, March 8, to elevate the 2026 T20 World Cup.“The World Cup is over. I feel India deserved the title. They’ve an awesome workforce mixture. The gamers sitting on the bench have been additionally nearly as good because the taking part in XI. This is the reason I say that your bench must be sturdy. India’s bench was very sturdy; they may have picked anybody from there and slotted them into the taking part in XI. They performed the entire event as champions,” Afridi stated in a video on his X account.

In response to Afridi, Bumrah is without doubt one of the finest bowlers, who has carried India on his again for a very long time together with his spectacular performances.Afridi additionally praised the performances of Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, and Ishan Kishan for his or her vital contributions to India’s win.“Sanju Samson was excellent. He obtained the chance and he delivered together with his smart hitting and his capacity to construct the innings. Abhishek Sharma additionally carried out properly tonight. Ishan Kishan additionally carried out outstandingly, identical to he had carried out in opposition to Pakistan. Jasprit Bumrah was the spine of their bowling who has carried India on his again for a very long time together with his spectacular performances. Be it with the brand new ball, previous ball, slower one or yorker, he is without doubt one of the finest bowlers for my part,” he added.India made historical past by profitable the 2026 ICC Males’s T20 World Cup, efficiently defending their title and turning into the primary workforce ever to retain the trophy. Additionally they grew to become the primary nation to win the Males’s T20 World Cup on residence soil. With this victory, India has now received the T20 World Cup 3 times, in 2007, 2024, and 2026, probably the most by any workforce within the event’s historical past.