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Former India captain Rohit Sharma has been rewarded as the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 ambassador ahead of the mega event, which is scheduled to take place in India and Sri Lanka later this year. Notably, Rohit Sharma is the defending World Cup winner as the Men in Blue won the silverware in 2024, defeating South Africa in the title decider.
Ahead of the upcoming edition of the tournament, Rohit, who played alongside Kuldeep Yadav for a very long time, offered no advice to the legendary spinner for his DRS calls.
“Koi advice nahi hai bhai sahab ko. Ball daal apna chup chaap. Aur peeche ja (No advice for the gentleman. Just bowl quietly. And please step back). You can’t appeal on every ball,” Rohit said on the Captain’s Road Map show to Jatin Sapru.
Kuldeep Yadav's aggressive DRS appeals
Former India captain Rohit Sharma has often made mistakes regarding Kuldeep Yadav. Rohit would get carried away by his bowler's excessive appeals, which often led to poor decisions with the DRS. Most recently, during the South Africa ODI series in December, Kuldeep was at it again, erupting in a huge LBW appeal. Rohit, despite no longer being the captain, turned it down from the slips.
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T20 World Cup venues
The T20 World Cup 2026 is scheduled to start from February 7 and the final will take place on March 8 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The two semi-finals will be played in Mumbai and Kolkata. However, if Pakistan qualifies for the final, that match will instead be held in Colombo. India will play their Group Stage matches in Mumbai, Delhi, Colombo and Ahmedabad.
India's T20 World Cup 2026 schedule
| First Match | February 7 | United States | Mumbai |
| Second Match | February 12 | Namibia | Delhi |
| Third Match | February 15 | Pakistan | Colombo |
| Fourth Match | February 18 | Netherlands | Ahmedabad |
India's T20 World Cup 2026 squad
Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.
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