The legendary Indian opener Rohit Sharma has been appointed the tournament ambassador for the upcoming 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The announcement comes on the back of India’s triumphant 2024 T20 World Cup campaign, where Rohit led the team to a historic title win.
Under his captaincy, India won the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup after beating South Africa in the final, ending a long wait for an ICC trophy. Rohit Sharma, who called time on his T20I career following the World Cup last year, boasts an impressive 4231 runs, averaging 32.01 with a strike rate of 140.89.
The ICC Chairman Jay Shah announced the decision in a post on X.
“It’s my honour to announce that Rohit Sharma is the tournament ambassador for the upcoming T20 World Cup in India & Sri Lanka. There can be no better representative for the event than the winning captain of the 2024 T20 World Cup, and a player who has been in all nine editions so far," Jay Shah wrote on X.
Rohit also stands among a select group of players to have been part of two Men’s T20 World Cup-winning squads. His first title came during the inaugural 2007 edition. Seventeen years later, he lifted the trophy again, this time as captain, during the 2024 edition of the marquee event. During the 2024 edition of the tournament, he was India’s highest run-getter with 257 runs at a strike-rate of 156.70.