T20 World Cup 2026: What happened in the dressing room after the defeat against South Africa? Suryakumar Yadav made a big revelation

News India Live, Digital Desk: After India’s historic victory in the T20 World Cup 2026, captain Suryakumar Yadav mentioned a difficult period within the team. This incident pertains to the match against South Africa in the Super-8 stage, where the team management took a big decision and dropped Akshar Patel, who was in great form, from the playing eleven. Akshar’s displeasure and Surya’s apology. Suryakumar Yadav told in an interview that considering the ‘match-ups’ in the match against South Africa, Washington Sundar was played in place of Akshar. Akshar did not like this decision and he was very angry. India lost that match by a huge margin of 76 runs. Surya said, “He (Akshar) was very angry and was justified in being angry. He is an experienced player and is the vice-captain of the team. After the match, I apologized to him and accepted that the decision was my mistake. I told him that it was a difficult decision taken for the team, but he was proved wrong.” How did the team’s fortunes change? This honesty of Surya saved the atmosphere of the team from deteriorating. Akshar Patel accepted the captain’s apology with sporting spirit and performed brilliantly when he returned in the very next match (Zimbabwe). After this, Akshar played a key role in making India the champion with his bowling and fielding against England in the semi-finals and New Zealand in the final. Other big moments of the 2026 World Cup: Abhishek Sharma’s storm: The captain had assured Abhishek that even if he fails in 8 matches, he will play the first ball of the final. Abhishek proved it right by scoring 52 runs in 21 balls in the final. Sanju Samson’s form: Sanju Samson won the title of ‘Player of the Tournament’ by playing consecutive excellent innings in the knockout matches. History made: India became the first team in the world to win two consecutive T20 World Cups (2024 and 2026) and also became the first team to win the title on home ground.