MS Dhoni, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma (Image credit: SKY’s X Account)
New Delhi: Just before the IPL 2026 clash between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Suryakumar Yadav shared a picture on social media with
Rohit Sharma
and
MS Dhoni
. He captioned it, “Group DP mil gaya; basic group name suggests Karo (You’ve got the perfect group display picture; just suggest some strong group names),” inviting fans to come up with a name for the trio’s group.Fans were thrilled to see three T20 World Cup-winning captains in one frame and flooded social media with their suggestions. Among the many responses, the Board of Control for Cricket in India caught attention by quoting Suriya’s post and suggesting a unique name: “The CUP-TAANS”.
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After CSK won the match, Suriya was invited by the broadcasters and spoke about that moment.“Iconic image humne dekha aapne poocha bola bhi ki aapko group ka DP to mil gaya hai lekin naam nahi mila kuch proposal aaye kaisa tha wo moment dekhiye just a dream come true tha kyunki jab maine maine socha tha ki main India ke liye cup cricket Khelunga, kab match jitaunga but aap ye bhi Nahi sochte ho ki aapko 1 chance milegi kabhi India ko lead karne ki but wo bhi 1 chance mujhe India, India ko lead karne mili aur bhagwan ki daya se aur dua se chance mili India mein lead karne ki.
[We saw that iconic picture—you even asked and said that you got the group DP but not the name, and there were some suggestions. What was that moment like? For me, it was a dream come true because when I had thought that I would play cup cricket for India and win matches, you don’t even think that you will ever get an opportunity to lead India. But I got that one opportunity to lead India, and by God’s grace and blessings, I got the chance to lead India]”Soriya said.
India defeated the New Zealand national cricket team in the final of the 2026 T20 World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium on 8 March 2026. India scored 255/5 and then bowled out New Zealand for 159 to win the title.Suriya became the third Indian captain to win a T20 World Cup, after MS Dhoni in 2007 and Rohit Sharma in 2024.
“Hum log jeete, wo wo Tournament India mein, Ahmadabad mein Narendra Modi Stadium mein jeete, jahan pe hum 23 mein nahi jeet paaye the to think mere liye, wo hamesha saath mein rahegi, wo memory bahut precious moment tha mere liye I’m sure the poor poor of India ke liye aur all Indians around the world sabke liye raha it was A special moment[WewonthattournamentinIndiainAhmedabadattheNarendraModiStadiumwhichwecouldn’twinin2023[WewonthattournamentinIndiainAhmedabadattheNarendraModiStadiumwherewecouldn’twinin2023
So I think for me that will always stay with me, and that memory was a very precious moment for me. “I’m sure it was the same for all of India and for Indians all over the world, so it was a special moment].”“Aur phir uske baad hum log jab first game khel rahe the Chennai ke saath, tab mere dimaag mein aaya ki agar ye photo agar ho sakti hai ki jo pehle World Cup jeete hain India ko T20 aur jo abhi two two four two mein jeete hain wo captain bhi wahan hai aur hum twenty twenty six main jeete, main bhi wahin Tha to mein sosha agar wo hum photo record create kar sakti hai I think it will be a special memory mere liye bhi for life clearly for everyone [After that, when we were playing the first game against Chennai on Kede, it came to my mind that if this picture could happen—with the captains who had earlier won the T20 World Cup for India, the one who won in 2024 also being there, and if we win in 2026 and I am there too—then I thought if we could create that photo, it would be a special memory for me for a lifetime and obviously for everyone]”, Surya added.
“To maine socha kal yahan pe aake ki Chennai mein probability hai mujhe wo 1 percent chance mile to maine ja ke pehle Rohit bhai ko poocha, phir Rohit bhai ne bola, phir Mahi bhai ko poocha to unse bhi pooch ke achha laga unhone dono ne haan bola to phir maine koi moment wait nahi kiya maine bola ki chalo jaldi se wo photo le lete hain subah it’s so amazing[SoIthoughtwhenIcamehereyesterdayinChennaitherewasapossibility-Igota1percentchance[SoIthoughtwhenIcamehereyesterdayinChennaitherewasapossibility—Igotthat1percentchance
I went first and asked Rohit bhai, then Rohit bhai spoke, then I asked Mahi bhai too. It was nice to ask them, and they both said yes. So I didn’t wait a second, I said let’s take that picture real quick in the morning. “It’s very, very special,” he added.