Mumbai, February 8: The Indian cricket team has officially kicked off its campaign in the T20 World Cup 2026. India played its first group stage match against the USA at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, securing a victory by 29 runs. Prior to the India-USA match, former Indian captain Rohit Sharma entered the field with the World Cup trophy, accompanied by ICC President Jay Shah, as they unveiled the trophy.
As Rohit Sharma took the field with the trophy, fireworks lit up the sky while the crowd chanted his name. Before the toss, Rohit also met with his former teammate Yuzvendra Chahal and the current Indian captain, Suryakumar Yadav.
Jay Shah shared this special moment on his social media account, expressing his excitement. He wrote, “It was wonderful to have tournament ambassador and local hero Rohit Sharma at Wankhede Stadium as India began its campaign to defend the ICC T20 World Cup title.” Shah tagged Rohit Sharma in his post.
Rohit Sharma has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the T20 World Cup 2026 by the ICC. Under his captaincy, the Indian team won the T20 World Cup 2024 by defeating South Africa in the final, marking India’s second T20 World Cup title since 2007. After leading India to victory, Rohit stepped away from this format.
In the match, after losing the toss, India batted first. Captain Suryakumar Yadav scored an unbeaten 84 runs off 49 balls, hitting 4 sixes and 10 fours, helping India post a total of 161 runs for 9 wickets. The USA managed to score only 132 runs in their 20 overs, losing the match by 29 runs.
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