Shashi Tharoor: Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has praised the impeccable victory of Team India over New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad in the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2026.
Shashi Tharoor-Amazing To See Team India Win At Ahmedabad
The former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations remarked that it is good to see India win in the same stadium where it lost the ICC Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 final to Australia. The public intellectual and bureaucrat said he is thrilled beyond belief on the amazing victory of India.
Interestingly, India became the first team ever to defend its ICC T20 Cricket World Cup trophy. It also became the first host nation to win the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup trophy.
Special Praise For Sanju Samson
Shashi Tharoor had a special word of appreciation and mention for the Thiruvananthapuram boy Sanju Samson. Tharoor said he feels elated that India won the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2026 a day before this birthday. Shashi Tharoor celebrates his birthday today on March 9.
In another development, legendary Indian spinner Anil Kumble has remarked that Samson is a powerful combination of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
The spin legend remarked that the amazing performances of Sanju Samson in the knockout stages, semi-final and final of the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2026 reflected a rare blend of two of India’s greatest ever cricketers.
Kumble remarked that Samson unleashed Rohit Sharma-like aggression when the momentum was required to be shifted and the calculated control of Virat Kohli whenever the situation demanded patience.
Interestingly, Team India became the first time ever to smash a staggering count of more than 100 sixes in a single edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup. Sanju Samson scored 24 sixes, the most by any batsman in the tournament.
