India defeated New Zealand in the final to clinch the coveted title.
Following the historic triumph, the Suryakumar Yadav-led side is drawing praise from all quarters. However, former England pacer Steve Harmison believes the Men in Blue weren't the best team in the competition.
According to Harmison, India were better at playing the moments and South Africa were the best side during the event.
“The Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson partnership largely won the final for India. Bumrah was the difference in the overall tournament on flat tracks. I don’t think India were the best team in this tournament. South Africa were the best team. India were the best moment team. They won the best moments,” said Harmson while speaking on talkSPORT YouTube channel.
"I don’t think they were that convincing in the group stages. After that, they won the moments. They had trouble against the West Indies in a quarter-final. India found a way to win when not playing well because of their big-moment players. But South Africa were the more consistent team in the tournament, apart from that one game where Finn Allen just had a day out. Handling pressure in big moments and delivering, India did it better than anyone else,” he added.
India's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign was nearly flawless as they lost only one match. The tournament co-hosts defeated USA, Namibia, Pakistan and Netherlands in the group stage, before losing to South Africa in the Super 8s.
However, the team bounced back brilliantly and outclassed Zimbabwe, West Indies, England and New Zealand in the remaining matches to lift the coveted trophy.