They have not just been the best team at this T20 World Cup. Yadav, the man they call SKY, is a worthy addition to two of the absolute greats of the world game who have lifted this World Cup. The India players who are at the World Cup should be celebrated. It meant New Zealand’s perennial over-performing underdogs again fell short of their first ICC white-ball World Cup when they succumbed by 96 runs to spark joy in the Ahmedabad stands and across all India. But in T20 cricket they are peerless.

Source: International New York Times March 09, 2026 05:59 UTC