The International Cricket Council named former India captain Rohit Sharma as the ambassador for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Present in the schedule unveiling event in Mumbai, Rohit expressed optimism, hoping India can repeat their heroics from the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup.
“Hopefully, we can create the same magic we created last year, even though it will be with a different bunch of boys this time.” said Rohit.
Rohit was a part of the team that won the first edition of the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007 in South Africa. After that he was a part of every T20 World Cup that was played but could not win a single one until he led India to their second title in 2024 when they defeated South Africa in Barbados.
Rohit reflected on his career and reminded the current team that winning a trophy is a big challenge. “Winning an ICC trophy is a huge challenge. I’ve seen that personally over the years—I’ve completed 18 years in international cricket. I’ve been fortunate to win two recently, and two early in my career, Rohit said. “But in the middle, there was a long drought where we couldn’t win an ICC trophy, and I know how desperate we were as players, as a team, and as management to get our hands on one. To finally come out and win those trophies felt really good.”
India are placed in Group A with Pakistan, USA, Namibia and Netherlands. Rohit said that India should not take any team lightly in their group.
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