Sanjay Manjrekar statement T20 World Cup 2026: Former Sanjay Manjrekar has said that the World Cup won under the captaincy of Kapil Dev and Dhoni cannot be compared.

New Delhi: There is an atmosphere of celebration in the entire country as Team India becomes world champion in T20 for the record third time. Apart from India, no other cricket team in the world has been able to win the T20 World Cup title three times. India has become champion in the year 2007, 2024 and now in 2026 by defeating New Zealand in the title match. On one hand, the whole country is proud of this achievement of the Indian cricket team, while some former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has raised questions on the victory of Team India.

Manjrekar, who is often in controversies due to his statements, raised questions on Team India’s victory in the T20 World Cup 2026 and wrote on the Don’t stay.”

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.

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. Today Team India is a super power in cricket. The whole world accepts this.

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 the same struggle and hard work that today Indian cricket has dominance in the whole world, but comparing the achievements is in a way an insult to the victory. Because for every victory the players have given everything on the field. Be it the 1983 World Cup or the 2011 World Cup, Team India’s three T20 World Cup trophies cannot be inferior to those two.