These 5 Players Can Retire From T20 Internationals Format: The conclusion of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 was historic for Team India, as India created history by winning the third trophy of this tournament. With this, the Indian team has become the first team in the world to achieve such a feat. After the exciting end of this tournament, a wave of change can be clearly seen in the cricket world. Amidst the celebration of India’s title win, this tournament is going to prove to be a farewell for many veteran players in their T20 International career. In fact, amidst increasing age, declining form and pressure to give opportunities to young players, these 5 big name players can announce their retirement from this shorter format of cricket.

These 5 players can retire from T20 International!

1. Babar Azam – Pakistan

The 2026 T20 World Cup was very disappointing for Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam. For some time now, questions have been continuously being raised regarding his strike rate and place in the Pakistan team. After the poor performance of the Pakistani team in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, it is believed that Babar can now announce his retirement from T20 International cricket to focus on his batting in ODI and Test cricket.

2. Suryakumar Yadav – India

This may prove to be the best time for World Champion Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav to retire, because Surya, who has crossed the age of 35, has achieved his goal by winning the World Cup for India under his captaincy. They can now leave the way for the youth, but Surya wants to play with the Indian team in the 2028 Olympic Games and the T20 World Cup to be held this year, while there is still a long time left for both these tournaments.

3. Adil Rashid – England

Experienced leg spinner Adil Rashid, who played an important role in England’s two World Cup wins (2019 and 2022), is now 38 years old. Rashid, who has spread his magic on pitches conducive to spin, can say goodbye to the T20 International format.

4. Glenn Maxwell – Australia

Australia’s star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is 37 years old. Therefore, it is becoming challenging for him to maintain his agility in T20 International cricket. After a disappointing performance in the 2026 T20 World Cup, Maxwell can say goodbye to T20 International.

5. Mohammad Nabi – Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s most legendary cricketer Mohammad Nabi is now 41 years old. He is one of the oldest active T20 players in the world. Nabi had already indicated that the 2026 T20 World Cup would be the last stage of his career. Therefore, Nabi can announce his retirement from T20 International format at any time.

Sanjay Manjrekar Raised Questions On Team India Victory: By winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Team India has won the title for a record third time. The Indian team has become the first team to achieve this feat. There is an atmosphere of celebration in the entire country after India became the world champion. Apart from India, no other cricket team in the world has been able to win the T20 World Cup trophy thrice. Team India has become champion in the years 2007, 2024 and now 2026 by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs in the title match. The whole country is proud of this achievement of the Indian men’s cricket team, while some former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has raised questions on the victory of Team India.

Sanjay Manjrekar made a controversial post

Sanjay Manjrekar often remains in controversy due to his statements. Now raising questions on Team India’s victory in the T20 World Cup 2026, he wrote on social media platform X, ‘With time, we will have to look at these world titles given every year in the right perspective. In terms of challenge and prestige, India’s T20 World Cup wins in 1983 under Kapil Dev’s captaincy and 2011 under Dhoni’s captaincy are nowhere in comparison to the 50-over World Cup wins.

In time we need to put these world titles given out every year in proper perspective.

India’s T20 WC wins don’t come remotely close to their 50 overs WC wins of 1983 under Kapil Dev & 2011 under Dhoni in terms of its pure challenge & it’s sanctity.

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) March 10, 2026

Is T20 World Cup victory inferior to 1983 and 2011?

This statement of Sanjay Manjrekar has created an uproar on social media. Manjrekar is clearly raising questions on the achievements of the T20 World Cup with his statement, but the question is also whether Team India did not have to work hard to win three T20 World Cup trophies. In the present era, Team India is a super power in cricket, which the whole world is accepting today. Be it the captaincy of Kapil Dev or Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Team India has had its own struggle in every era. It is the result of that struggle and hard work that today Indian cricket is gaining dominance all over the world, but comparing the achievements is in a way an insult to victory.

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Yuzvendra Chahal shared emotional post: Team India has become the world champion by winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. With this victory, India has become the only team to have won the T20 World Cup title thrice. While there is an atmosphere of celebration in the entire country after India became the world champion, a post by Team India’s star leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has made the fans emotional. Although Chahal was not a part of the World Cup team this time, he reached the field and celebrated this historic victory with his teammates and shared a heart-touching message on social media.

Yuzvendra Chahal made an emotional post

Yuzvendra Chahal has shared a video on social media platform X, in which Shivam Dubey and Kuldeep Yadav are seen having fun with him during the victory celebration. Chahal wrote a very beautiful poetry along with this video, ‘Some beautiful moments in life pass like this, memories remain and friends remain together.’ His post reflects the deep memories and unbreakable friendships that he has earned over the years in the Indian dressing room.

Let us tell you that Chahal was a member of the Indian team, which won the T20 World Cup trophy in the year 2024.

Some beautiful moments in life pass like this, memories remain and friends remain with us. pic.twitter.com/DywUNjOht4

— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) March 10, 2026

BCCI gave rewards worth crores to players

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a record breaking reward of Rs 131 crore for the World Champion Team India. According to the latest reports regarding the distribution of this huge amount, each of the 15 main players of the Indian team is expected to get a prize money of around Rs 6 crore, while the remaining Rs 41 crore will be distributed among the head coach, coaching staff and other support staff on the basis of their contribution and their role. This amount is Rs 6 crore more than the prize of Rs 125 crore received by the winning team under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma in the year 2024.

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Debate on taking T20 World Cup trophy to temple intensifies, Harbhajan Singh’s sharp reply to Kirti Azad, know what he said

Kirti Azad Questioned Celebration Of Team India: Team India has won the title of ICC T20 World Cup 2026. After this victory, there is an atmosphere of celebration in the entire country. The Indian team has won the T20 World Cup title for the record third time, but meanwhile, former Indian cricketer and current TMC MP Kirti Azad has made a controversial post on social media. This post of his has created an uproar. Kirti Azad, in her social media post, has taken a dig at Team India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav and current ICC chief Jai Shah.

Kirti Azad’s controversial post

Kirti Azad wrote on social media platform We had brought the trophy to our religious birthplace, our motherland India-Hindustan. Why is the Indian cricket team’s trophy being dragged now? Why not a mosque? Why not church?

SHAME ON TEAM INDIA!

When we won the World Cup under Kapil Dev in 1983, we had Hindu Muslim Sikh and Christian in the team.

We brought the trophy to our religious birth place our motherland India Bharat Hindustan

Why The Hell Is The Indian Cricket Trophy is being Dragged.…

— Kirti Azad (@KirtiAzaad) March 9, 2026

Kirti Azad took a dig at Suryakumar Yadav

Kirti Azad, in her post, took a dig at Suryakumar Yadav and Jai Shah and wrote, ‘This team represents India, not the family of Suryakumar Yadav or Jai Shah. Siraj never took the trophy to the mosque. Sanju never took it to church. Sanju played an important role in this and was the best player of the tournament. This trophy belongs to 1.4 billion Indians of every religion. No place to celebrate the victory of any one religion.

Who is Kirti Azad?

Kirti Azad is a former Indian cricketer, who was a part of the 1983 World Cup winning team. After his cricketing career, Azad has been active in politics for decades. He has played 7 Test and 25 ODI matches for India. Azad scored 135 runs in Test cricket and took 3 wickets in bowling. Apart from this, he scored 269 runs in ODI and has 7 wickets in his name in bowling.