Best White-Ball Team: Cricket Fraternity Hails India’s T20 World Cup Win
Published on Monday, 9 March 2026 at 4:42 pm

India etched a fresh chapter in cricket history by storming to a third T20 World Cup crown, becoming the first side ever to defend the title and the only team to lift the trophy on three occasions. The Men in Blue sealed the milestone with a commanding 96-run victory over New Zealand in the final at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, capping a campaign marked by explosive batting and relentless consistency.
Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar lauded the champions as “totally deserving and rightful winners,” praising the squad’s ability to set new benchmarks in the shortest format. “Winning the World Cup twice in a row, the first time any team has done so in the T20 format,” Tendulkar posted on social media, adding that a “special brand of cricket” was on display throughout the tournament. The 50-year-old, currently away from Mumbai, shared a glimpse of jubilant fans celebrating outside his residence and across the nation.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan was even more effusive, branding India the “best white-ball team by a good distance.” The sentiment rippled through the global cricket community, with players, analysts and fans acknowledging a side that has redefined limited-overs standards.
The comprehensive win over New Zealand underlined India’s supremacy: after piling up an imposing total, the bowlers throttled the Kiwi line-up to confirm the one-sided result. The triumph not only extends India’s record haul of T20 world titles but also reinforces their dominance in white-ball cricket ahead of future global events.
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