Ahmedabad, March 9 -- Indian men's cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir hailed the team's T20 World Cup 2026 win, saying it reflected the "plan of 1.4 billion Indians" after he coached the Men in Blue to a 96-run victory over New Zealand in the final on Sunday at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium.

Under Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy, India thrashed New Zealand, led by Mitchell Santner, in the T20 WC 2026 final to successfully defend their T20 World Cup title. The victory made India the first team to win the T20 World Cup on home soil, the first to win consecutive titles after their 2024 win, and the first to lift the trophy three times (2007, 2024, 2026).

In a post on X, Gautam Gambhir celebrated every player of the team as a world cha...