After India’s historic victory in the final of T20 World Cup 2026, a moment came which surprised the fans. Former Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been very less active on social media for a long time, congratulated the team by posting on Instagram. Dhoni was present with Rohit Sharma and Jay Shah in the VVIP box at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad during the final. Minutes after India’s victory, he shared a post on Instagram praising head coach Gautam Gambhir and the entire team.
Congratulations to ‘Coach Saheb’ in a special way
Dhoni made a very interesting comment while mentioning Gautam Gambhir in his post. He wrote, ‘Coach Saheb, your smile looks very good on you. Your intensity with a smile is a deadly combination, so good. Gambhir is known for his strict and serious nature, hence Dhoni’s comment on his post-victory smile was very much liked by the fans. Dhoni further congratulated the entire team and support staff and wrote, ‘History has been made in Ahmedabad. Many congratulations to the team, support staff and fans of the Indian cricket team around the world. It is a great pleasure to see you all playing.
Special comment on Bumrah’s bowling also
Dhoni also mentioned Team India’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah in his post. However, he wrote humorously that it is not necessary to say much about him. Dhoni wrote, ‘It is better if I don’t write anything about Bumrah… champion bowler.’ In fact, in the final match, Bumrah had completely troubled the New Zealand batsmen. He turned the match completely in India’s favor by taking 4 wickets.
India made a big record in the final
In the final match, India batted first and performed brilliantly. Team India’s batsmen maintained pressure on New Zealand’s bowlers from the beginning. Sanju Samson played a brilliant inning of 89 runs, while Abhishek Sharma scored 52 runs to put the team in a strong position. Thanks to these two innings, India scored a huge score of 255 runs for five wickets in 20 overs. This also became the biggest score so far in the final of the T20 World Cup.
New Zealand team remained helpless
The New Zealand team, which came out to chase the big target of 256 runs, looked under pressure from the very beginning. Jasprit Bumrah gave a big blow to New Zealand by dismissing Rachin Ravindra in his very first spell. Tim Seifert certainly tried to fight by scoring a half-century, but the rest of the batsmen could not last long. The entire team was all out for 159 runs in 19 overs. Bumrah took four wickets, while Akshar Patel also broke the back of New Zealand’s batting by taking 3 wickets.
India created history
With this victory, India made a big record in T20 World Cup history. Team India has now become the first team to win the Men’s T20 World Cup three times. India left England and West Indies behind in this matter. Captain Suryakumar Yadav also joined the list of select captains who have made India win the World Cup. This list includes the names of legendary captains like Kapil Dev, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur. After India’s historic victory, many big personalities from the cricket world along with the fans congratulated the team, but Dhoni’s Instagram post added a special emotional moment to the entire celebration.
