'Please Move Aside': Rohit Sharma's Narrates Unheard Tale About His 'Iconic Walk' To Collect The T20 World Cup Trophy In 2024

The 2026 edition of the T20 World Cup is less than a month away, and a billion hopes are pinned on 11 men who will wear the iconic blue India jersey to defend the titles of being World Champions. The 'men in blue', who have been no less than juggernauts in the shortest international format post-2024, sense that they are in with a chance to do something very special.

India open their World T20 campaign with a game against the United States of America on February 7, 2026. The match will be played at Mumbai's iconic Wankhede Stadium, the same venue where India won the ODI World Cup in 2011.

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Rohit Sharma Shares Insights About His Iconic World T20 Walk

One of the greats of white-ball cricket, Rohit Sharma is only the second Indian captain after MS Dhoni to lead India to a World T20 win. What sets both of them apart is the fact that Rohit's India went on to lift the T20 World Cup undefeated. The T20 World Cup win in 2024 was not only a huge occasion of celebration for the world's largest democracy, but it also came as a huge relief for the Indian players who had been toiling hard since 2013 to win an ICC Trophy.

India's T20 World Cup win in 2024 will be remembered for many reasons, but a moment that stands apart will be Rohit Sharma's iconic walk to the podium. Rohit Sharma recently shared a few interesting things about what went behind the scenes and how he decided to do what he did while celebrating one of Indian cricket's biggest achievements.

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New Zealand T20I Series: The Final Dress Rehearsal

Five T20I matches against New Zealand will give India their last chance to fix the gaps that they have in their side. Apart from the opening batting, India haven't really quite cracked the code of a settled batting unit in the T20I format. The five-match T20I series will be the final opportunity for India to test their strengths and weaknesses before they go on and challenge the world to dethrone them from the summit of T20Is.