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BCCI Naman Awards 2026 honours five Indian World Cup-winning teams in New Delhi
BCCI honoured five Indian teams that won World Cup and Champions Trophy titles between 2025 and 2026 in New Delhi.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In March 2026, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) felicitated five Indian teams at the Naman Awards ceremony in New Delhi for winning major ICC titles between 2025 and 2026.
Key specifics
- The men’s senior team led by Rohit Sharma was honoured for winning the Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai.
- A separate men’s squad led by Suryakumar Yadav was recognised for winning the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.
- The India women’s team led by Harmanpreet Kaur won its maiden ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in late 2025.
- The Under-19 women’s team led by Niki Prasad and the Under-19 men’s team led by Ayush Mhatre were also felicitated.
- The ceremony was held in New Delhi, making it a national-level sports awards current-affairs item.
Exam lens
Question type: sports awards and captains, ICC titles, New Delhi ceremony; TNPSC may ask which teams were honoured and who led the Champions Trophy 2025 and T20 World Cup 2026 sides.