India’s 2026 T20 World Cup-winning team captain Suryakumar Yadav met former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni ahead of the start of the tournament and received valuable advice from him before the Men in Blue begin their T20 World Cup title defence in front of home fans on February 7. Surya, who became the third Indian captain after Dhoni and Rohit Sharma to win the T20 World Cup title on March 8 in Ahmedabad, revealed Dhoni’s advice during a recent interaction with reporters upon returning to Mumbai and stated that the legendary wicketkeeper-batter told him how to approach an ICC event.
“I had met him (MS Dhoni) before the tournament, and he told me how to approach an ICC tournament. He told me that we have a good team; we just have to be courageous, and we will definitely win. His reaction after the win was amazing,” Suryakumar Yadav said.
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According to the 35-year-old cricketer, who has won 42 out of 52 T20I matches played so far as captain of the Indian men’s cricket team, it feels good to win back-to-back T20 World Cup titles, and the next target for the Indian team is now to win the Olympic gold medal in 2028.
The only thing that was missing after the T20WC victory… didn’t think Thala would be getting it within two days 🤣❤️ pic.twitter.com/nqtyZL9cqi
— ` (@WorshipDhoni) March 10, 2026
“It feels good to win 24 and 26 back-to-back. It is a very special feeling. When we won in 2024, we thought it would be so special to do this again at home in 2026,” Suryakumar Yadav told PTI Videos. “The next target is to win the Olympic gold in 2028. The team has good momentum. If India wins the T20 World Cup in the same year, it will be great,” he added.
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India’s T20 World Cup 2026 title win has helped Surya join Dhoni and Rohit in an elite list of Indian captains, and according to him, it feels good to join that elite company, and like them (Dhoni and Rohit), he would like to help India win many more trophies in the future.
“It feels good to join that elite company. I am slowly feeling it. It is a very special feeling to be talked about among such great people. I will try to do the same in the future and help India win more trophies.”
