New Delhi: Just ahead of IPL 2026 chennai super kings and mumbai indians At MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Suryakumar Yadav shared a photo on social media Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni. He wrote in the caption: “Group DP mil gaya; bas group name suggestion karo (I already have the perfect showcase picture for this group; just need to suggest some strong group names),” inviting fans to come up with a name for the trio.Fans were delighted to see the three T20 World Cup-winning captains in the same frame and flooded social media with suggestions. Among the many responses, the Board of Control for Cricket in India raised eyebrows by citing Suriya’s post and coming up with a unique name: “CUP-TAANS”.After CSK won the match, Surya was invited by the broadcasters and spoke about the moment.“Iconic picture, we see you asking me that you have been given the DP of the group but not got the name. How do you see the moment when my dream comes true because when I think that I will play cup cricket for India, when will I win the tournament but you don’t even think that you will get 1 chance to lead India but it is also the 1 chance that I get to lead India, India and by the grace of God and prayers, I get the chance to lead India. [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],” Surya said.India defeated the New Zealand national cricket team in the final of the 2026 T20 World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium on March 8, 2026. India defeated New Zealand by 159 to win the title with a score of 255/5.Suriya became the third Indian captain to win the T20 World Cup after MS Dhoni in 2007 and Rohit Sharma in 2024.“We won that game in India, we won that game at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, but we didn’t win in twenty-two-three years. I think for me, that memory will always stay with me and that memory is a very precious moment for me. I’m sure it’s a special moment for everyone. [We won that tournament in India, in Ahmedabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium, where we couldn’t win in 2023. So I think for me, that will always stay with me—that memory was a very precious moment for me. I am sure it must have been the same for all of India and for Indians across the world, so it was a special moment],” he said.“After that, when we played the first match against Chennai, I thought, if we can create a picture like this: India won the T20 before the World Cup and now we won the T20 in twenty-four and the captain was there and we won in twenty-six and I was there, so I thought if we could create a log photo, then I think it will be a special memory in my life and obviously for everyone as well. [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.“I thought it was possible to come to Chennai, I had a one percent chance, so before leaving I asked Rohit Bhai and then Rohit Bhai said no, then I asked Mahi Bhai and I thought it would be better to ask him too and they both said yes and then I didn’t wait for a while and I said let’s take a quick picture in the morning, very very. [So I thought when I came here yesterday in Chennai, there was a possibility—I got that 1 percent chance. I first went and asked Rohit bhai, then Rohit bhai spoke, then I asked Mahi bhai as well. It felt good to ask them, and both of them said yes. So I didn’t wait for a moment—I said let’s quickly take that photo in the morning. It’s very, very special],” he added.
