Ahmedabad, March 9 -- Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav expressed delight at Team India's T20 World Cup 2026 final win over New Zealand and hailed it as an "important victory". He also expressed happiness for Indian opener Sanju Samson's recent success.

India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, defeated the Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand by a huge 96-run margin to defend their T20 World Cup title. With the win, India became the first team to win the T20 World Cup at home, the first team to win it back-to-back after securing the 2024 edition as well and also became the first team to win it three times (2007, 2024, 2026).

Speaking to ANI, Kuldeep Yadav, who featured in India's group-stage match against Pakistan at the T20 WC, described the victory as ...