In a massive development, International Cricket Council (ICC) President Jay Shah has announced modern-day great batter and legendary captain Rohit Sharma as the brand ambassador of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
The development was made official by ICC President Jay Shah at a special event on Tuesday, November 25, in the presence of several officials from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
It is my honor to announce Rohit Sharma as the tournament ambassador – Jay Shah
After announcing it at the event, Jay Shah told X that there would be no better representative for the event than the 2024 T20 World Cup winning captain.
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“It is my honor to announce that @ImRo45 is the tournament ambassador for the upcoming @T20WorldCup in India and Sri Lanka. There can be no better representative for the event than the winning captain of the @T20WorldCup 2024 and a player who has featured in all nine editions so far,” International Cricket Council (ICC) President Jay Shah wrote on X.
It is an honor for me to announce that @ImRo45 is the tournament ambassador for the next @T20World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
There can be no better representative of the event than the winning captain of the T20 World Cup 2024 and a player who has featured in all nine editions so far. pic.twitter.com/muWh3mUflj– Jay Shah (@JayShah) November 25, 2025
A double time @t20coupedmonde champion, record holder at T20 World Cups and now tournament ambassador for ICC Men’s #T20World Cup 2026 🤩
The one and only 𝑯𝑰𝑻𝑴𝑨𝑵 Rohit Sharma 😎 pic.twitter.com/iAoBJKoAC0
– ICC (@ICC) November 25, 2025
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From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank the ICC and Jay Shah – Rohit Sharma
The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 will take place from February 7 to March 8, 2026, across 8 different venues in India and Sri Lanka.
Legend Rohit Sharma, who is currently active only in ODI cricket at the international level, is the only Indian player to win two T20 World Cup titles – one as a player and one as captain.
Speaking about being appointed as the ambassador of the tournament, Rohit Sharma said he was delighted to become the first active cricketer to be appointed as the ICC brand ambassador.
“Good evening everyone. From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank the ICC and Jay Shah. It is a huge honor to be an ambassador for an ICC event. I have just been told that no active player has ever been announced as an ICC ambassador, so it is a great privilege for me and a great honor as well. I am very grateful and very grateful,” Rohit said.
Hopefully we can create the same magic we created last year – Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma further said that he hopes to see the Indian team recreate the magic of 2024 and win the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 trophy. He elaborated:
“I hope we can create the same magic that we created last year, even if it will be with a different group of boys this time. Winning an ICC trophy is a huge challenge. I have seen it personally over the years – I have completed 18 years of international cricket. I was fortunate to win two recently and two early in my career.
“But in the middle, there was a long drought where we couldn’t win an ICC trophy, and I know how desperate we were as players, as a team and as a management to get our hands on a trophy. To finally come out and win these trophies was really good. You can see the amount of happiness it brings to the country with the sport we play.
“Now, sitting on the other side and watching the T20 World Cup – after playing all the World Cups and not being there – will definitely be different. But I’m getting used to sitting at home and watching a few matches. It’s different, but I’m enjoying it, whether it’s sitting at home or in the stadium watching the women win. I’ll get to that in a moment,” Rohit added.
