MS Dhoni compliments Gautam Gambhir, ‘Smile looks good on you’:Ro-Ko celebrate victory; Shoaib Akhtar says, ‘India have ruined cricket’

After dominating New Zealand in all departments, Team India successfully defended their T20 World Cup title. With this triumph, India has now won three ICC trophies in the last three years, continuing their remarkable run in global tournaments. The Suryakumar Yadav-led side also created history by becoming the first nation to win the T20 World Cup on home soil. Following the memorable victory, congratulatory messages poured in from several cricket legends and experts across social media. Former captains MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma were among those who praised the team for their outstanding performance and applauded the players for bringing another prestigious ICC trophy to India. IND vs NZ, social media reactions MS Dhoni – ‘Coach sahaab, smile looks good on u’ Former T20 WC-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni witnessed India’s third title defence. Post-victory, he congratulated Team India and specially complimented head coach Gautam Gambhir. He wrote, ‘Coach Sahaab, smile looks good on you.’ Sachin Tendulkar – ‘Totally deserving rightful winner’s’ After defending the T20 WC title, Sachin Tendulkar took the opportunity to wish Team India for their historic achievement. Shoaib Akhter – ‘India have ruined cricket entirely’ After India’s dominating victory, former Pakistan pace spearhead said, “It’s like when there’s one rich kid in a neighbourhood who calls all the poor kids and says, ‘Come, let’s play cricket.’ That’s exactly what India is doing with us. Out of eight teams, they keep four, and out of those four they call three again and move forward, and then they say, ‘See, I’ve won.’ They have ruined cricket entirely,” Akhtar said. Gautam Gambhir – ‘Wasn’t God’s plan, it was plan of 1.4 Billion Indians’ Virat Kohli – ‘Phenomenal victory for us in Ahmedabad’ The star who was awarded Player of the Match in the 2024 season congratulates the batch of 2026. He announced his T20I retirement after winning the T20 WC for the second time for India. Virender Sehwag – ‘It’s a Sunday gully match’ Rohit Sharma – ‘Great effort from entire team’ World Champion Rohit Sharma, who led Team India to their second T20 WC trophy in Barbados, congratulates Team India after defending the Championship under Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy. PM Narendra Modi – ‘Victory comes from hard work’ Aakash Chopra – ‘History repeated, defeated and created’ Irfan Pathan – ‘India’s white ball supremacy’ Yuvraj Singh – ‘Defending World Cup takes character’ Former all-rounder, took the opportunity to congratulate Team India on social media and shared a heart-touching message for the Men in Blue. Shreevats Goswami – ‘Well done Gautam Gambhir, still unbeaten in finals’ Manoj Tiwary – ‘We are World Champions again’ Wasim Jaffer – ‘India far ahead in T20 cricket’ Dale Steyn – ‘Congratulations to my guy, Morne Morkel’ Darren Sammy – ‘Not easy to beat india in knockouts’ Harbhajan Singh – ‘Total Dhamaka’ Suresh Raina – ‘Pure team effort Champion mindset’