,March 9, 2026 (News18 Asia Sports Desk) –
Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah spearhead the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Team of the Tournament, spotlighting India's dominant home triumph with four stars in the XI.Samson Stars as Player of the Tournament Player of the Tournament Sanju Samson blazed 321 runs in five innings, rocketing from bench to hero. He grabbed Player of the Match vs West Indies and England, then smashed a record 89 in the final against New Zealand – the highest in a Men's T20WC final. 1 Indian Quartet Shines Bright Ishan Kishan hammered 317 runs at 193.29 strike rate, anchoring with 77 vs Pakistan and a final fifty. All-rounder Hardik Pandya notched two fifties, nine wickets, including a explosive 52 off 28 vs Namibia. Bumrah, final's Player of the Match, topped wickets with 14 at 6.21 economy, starring with 4/15. 1 Global Stars Join Elite XI Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan ruled run charts with 383 (avg 76.60), featuring centuries vs Sri Lanka, Namibia. South Africa's Aiden Markram (286 runs, 3 fifties) captains; teammate Lungi Ngidi snared 12 wickets (avg 15.58). 1 England's Will Jacks delivered all-round fireworks (4 Player of the Match awards), Adil Rashid 13 wickets (14.15 avg). West Indies' Jason Holder excelled bat-ball; Zimbabwe's Blessing Muzarabani took 9 wickets, including 4/17 vs Australia. USA's Shadley van Schalkwyk (13 wickets, 6.80 econ) is 12th man.Official XI:Sahibzada Farhan (PAK)Sanju Samson (IND, WK)Ishan Kishan (IND)Aiden Markram (SA, Capt)Hardik Pandya (IND)Will Jacks (ENG)Jason Holder (WI)Jasprit Bumrah (IND)Lungi Ngidi (SA)Adil Rashid (ENG)Blessing Muzarabani (ZIM)12th: Shadley van Schalkwyk (USA)Picked by Ian Bishop, Natalie Germanos, Eoin Morgan, Gaurav Saxena (ICC), Rex Clementine. Suryakumar Yadav trophy pics free in ICC Media Zone.
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