Ahmedabad, March 8 -- India opener and World No.1 T20I batter Abhishek Sharma expressed gratitude to the team management for supporting him during a difficult phase in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, admitting that the tournament had been challenging for him personally.

A dominant batting show by the top-order of Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, and Ishan Kishan, and later fiery spells by Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel, helped Team India make history, beating New Zealand by 96 runs at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.

India became the first team to win the T20 WC title at home, the first team to win it back-to-back, and the first team to win the three T20 WC crowns.

After the T20 World Cup win, the left-handed batter reflecte...