Gautam Gambhir: India became the champion of T20 World Cup 2026 by defeating New Zealand. By achieving this success at the Narendra Modi Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the Indian team not only created history but also the name of its head coach Gautam Gambhir was also recorded in the pages of history.

He became the first Indian coach to win 2 ICC titles. But, above all, it was interesting to see that after winning the final, Gautam Gambhir was seen dedicating the T20 World Cup 2026 trophy to Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman.

Gambhir dedicated the trophy to Dravid-Laxman

Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir, after winning the T20 World Cup 2026 trophy, said that he wants to dedicate it to Rahul Bhai and Laxman Bhai. This statement of Gambhir after the final was definitely heart winning but the question is also why did Gautam Gambhir say this? Why did he call both of them deserving of the T20 World Cup 2026 trophy, while Team India became champion under his coaching?

Why did Gambhir dedicate the trophy to Dravid-Laxman?

There is a reason for Gautam Gambhir to dedicate the T20 World Cup 2026 trophy to Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman. In fact, by doing this he has saluted the work done by him, due to which it became easy for the team to become champion under his coaching.

According to Gambhir, the work done by Rahul Dravid to improve the confidence of Team India after the ODI World Cup 2023 is the result that Team India is in such a strong position today.

Apart from this, according to Gambhir, the Center of Excellence i.e. COE is the backbone of Indian cricket, where under the supervision of VVS Laxman, special care is taken of the players' fitness and their training.

Gambhir appreciated the work by dedicating the trophy

It is clear that if Gautam Gambhir is to be believed, then Dravid and Laxman are the behind-the-scenes heroes of the Indian team to become the champion of T20 World Cup 2026. And, this is the reason why when it came to appreciating his work, Gambhir did not forget to give him credit. That's why he dedicated the trophy to both of them.