Rohit Sharma is the ambassador of ICC T20 World Cup 2026. He reached the field with the trophy before the India vs USA match. India won the last World Cup under his captaincy, in which current captain Suryakumar Yadav also played an important role. When Surya approached Rohit with a question before the match on Saturday, Rohit scolded him in a fun manner.

India started the T20 World Cup 2026 with a win. The team defeated USA by 29 runs. Batting first, India had scored 161 runs. Although at one time it seemed as if even 100 runs would be difficult to score. India had lost its 6 wickets for 77 runs. In this match held at Wankhede, Rohit Sharma unveiled the trophy along with ICC Chairman Jai Shah. He also met Indian players.

Why did Rohit Sharma scold Suryakumar?

At the time of the toss, Rohit Sharma was leaving the ground, during which the Indian captain came running to him and asked him, “Tell me quickly, should I bat or bowl first?” What happened next, Rohit was surprised after hearing this, he said, “Are you crazy? Keep bowling.” Surya also started laughing at this.

Rohit Sharma hugged all the players of Team India. He congratulated Siraj on joining the team. Ishaan also praised Kishan for his past performance. During this time, when the Indian players were in the balcony of the dressing room and Rohit was below, he said to the players, “It feels strange, isn’t it? It feels strange here than there, isn’t it?”

India’s historic victory

Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, India won all 8 matches in the previous edition of T20 World Cup (2024), while one match was not played. India created history by defeating USA. Now Team India has become the team that has won the most consecutive matches in the T20 World Cup.