Kamal Ghorui
NEW DELHI: Two days after captaining India to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title, Suryakumar Yadav is still absorbing the magnitude of the achievement, which has placed him alongside greats like Kapil Dev, MS Dhoni, and Rohit Sharma, all of whom led India to ICC trophies.Soon after returning from Ahmedabad, where India national cricket team clinched a record third ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title on Sunday, Suryakumar reflected on the team’s successful campaign and its future ambitions.
“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,” Surya told PTI Videos at his residence.“The next target is to win the Olympic gold in 2028. The team has a good momentum. If India wins the T20 World Cup in the same year, it will be great.”On being compared to the likes of Rohit and Dhoni, he added: “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 more trophies.”Rohit was the captain when India ended an ICC trophy drought with victory in Bridgetown during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in June. Dhoni, meanwhile, led India to triumphs in the ICC World Twenty20 2007, ICC ODI World Cup 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy in 2013.Before them, Kapil Dev guided India to its first major global title when the team won the 1983 ODI World Cup.
