'A national treasure' - Suryakumar Yadav heaped praises on Jasprit Bumrah after winning T20 World Cup 2026

India's captain Suryakumar Yadav praised Jasprit Bumrah's performance in the T20 World Cup 2026 final. Bumrah claimed four wickets and helped India lift the trophy. The match started by India posting 255 runs on the board but it was Bumrah who picked up wickets at regular intervals and didn't let the match slip away. 

SKY stated that Bumrah is like a 'national treasure' now since he has been performing well in all the crucial matches. It was an incredible victory for India. They are now the third time champions along with the first team to defend the title and win a home world cup. 

"That’s what I said, like how Sanju said in the last game he wanted to give his Man of the Match to Jasprit Bumrah. He is a once in a generation bowler, I can call him as a national treasure right now. But he knows what needs to be done, how it needs to be done, the best in the business and hopefully keeps doing that," said Suryakumar Yadav in the post-match presentation. 

They had the match winners in them: Suryakumar Yadav

Throughout the tournament, SKY and the management has backed players like Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Abhishek Sharma despite their inconsistent performance. However, everybody showed up when it was needed the most and SKY mentioned that they were award of the team's capabilities. 

"I think it’s really important to understand what they (Sanju, Abhishek and Varun) are capable of. And I knew they had the match winners in them. I think the timing was perfect for Sanju to come in. Varun Chakravarthy, Abhishek Sharma, world number one players. We always knew that they had something special. No bigger stage than a final to do something. And also, especially how Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, they have been in the circuit for a really long time, taking care of each other with all the support staff. I think it was very, very special," he added.