Surya Kumar Yadav pitch dirt to his forehead: Team India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav pitched dirt on his forehead after winning the final of T20 World Cup 2026.

New Delhi: Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team created history by winning the T20 World Cup title for a record third time. The final match of T20 World Cup 2026 was held with New Zealand at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. Batting first in the match, India scored a huge score of 255 runs. In response, the Kiwi team was limited to only 159 runs. In this way Team India won the title match by 96 runs.

As soon as the last wicket of New Zealand fell in the match, the players of Team India jumped with joy, but captain Suryakumar Yadav went straight to the pitch and applied the soil there on his forehead. This was a very emotional moment for Suryakumar Yadav. After his return from Ahmedabad, Suryakumar Yadav told why he had applied pitch soil on his forehead.

To honor cricket, soil was applied on the forehead

Talking to ‘NDTV’, Surya said about applying the soil of the pitch on his forehead, “I had this thing in my heart that I deserve respect for the person from whom I have got so much. It is because of the cricket pitch that I have achieved all this today. That is why I felt that it is very important to apply the soil of this pitch on my forehead.” He said, “It is a matter of pride to win the trophy as captain. I feel proud to be a part of the team that wins the World Cup for the second time.”