“Say something new”, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav furious over Mitchell Santner’s copy-paste statement

IND vs NZ: The final match of T20 World Cup 2026 will be played between India and New Zealand on 8 March. Both the teams will face each other in the title match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Fans are eagerly waiting for this final match. Team India will enter the match with the intention of creating history, because no team has been able to defend the trophy till date. Before the title match, the captains of both the teams held a press conference and answered questions. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner made such a statement, on which the Indian captain stopped him from speaking with his statement.

Mitchell Santner copied Pat Cummins’s line

A day before the final match, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner held a press conference before Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav. Santner said in this press conference, It would feel good to win the title, everyone knows that we are not favourites, but it doesn’t matter to us. We know we can do it, if we do the little things right and put in a strong team performance then we will be in a good position and win the title. I don’t care if some people’s hearts are broken to win the trophy.”

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav shuts down Mitchell Santner

Now a big statement has come from Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav on this. Surya said in the press conference, “Everyone is busy repeating the same thing. They should come up with something new.” Let us tell you that a similar statement was given by Australia captain Pat Cummins before the final match of ODI World Cup 2023. Cummins had said before the 2023 ODI World Cup final played in Ahmedabad that he wants to silence all the Indian fans in this match.

🚨SURYAKUMAR YADAV REPLY SANTNER STATEMENT.🚨

Q🎙️: Final feelings? And Santner’s “silence the crowd” comment?

Surya🎙️-“Wahi same line bol rahe hain sab, kuch naya bolne do. But honestly, the mood in our camp is very relaxed and happy. 😅 pic.twitter.com/jBo3ytJOMb

— Sam (@Cricsam01) March 7, 2026

There will be a great match between India and New Zealand – Suryakumar Yadav

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav, while answering the question regarding the match against New Zealand, said that I have not watched their T20 World Cup match on TV. We played a bilateral series against them recently and this is almost the same team that we faced. They are playing well and so are we…so a great match can be expected. Surya further said that playing the World Cup final in front of home fans is a special experience in itself and every member of the team is excited about this moment. As a captain, there will be a lot of pressure on me, which I cannot deny, but under such pressure you prepare yourself to play your best game.

Team India had the upper hand against the Kiwis. 🔥🔥

Will the momentum continue in the big final? 👀

ICC Men’s #T20WorldCup 👉FINAL #INDvNZ | SUN, 8th MAR, 5:30 PM pic.twitter.com/BSRYwuBG0O

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) March 7, 2026

India and New Zealand squad for T20 World Cup 2026:

India’s squad: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.

New Zealand squad: Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Devon Conway.

Also read: IND vs NZ: “I am tired of saying again and again…”, R Ashwin gets angry at Varun Chakraborty before the final match.