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T20 World Cup Final: Gautam Gambhir created history, became the first Indian coach to achieve this feat
Sanjeev Kumar | March 9, 2026 6:23 AM CST

T20 World Cup Final: Gautam Gambhir created history, became the first Indian coach to achieve this feat

Gautam Gambhir: Team India has won the title of T20 World Cup 2026 by defeating New Zealand in the final. This success is as important for Team India as it is for its head coach Gautam Gambhir. After this success of India, Gautam Gambhir has created history. He has done something which has never happened before in the history of Indian cricket. Gautam Gambhir is the first head coach to achieve that feat.

First Indian coach to win 2 ICC titles

Now the question is, what achievement has Gautam Gambhir made in his name, which he is the only Indian coach to achieve. Gambhir's success is related to the ICC title won by the Indian team. After becoming the head coach of Team India, Gautam Gambhir has won two ICC titles in his name.

Won the 2025 Champions Trophy and 2026 T20 World Cup

Team India winning the T20 World Cup 2026 title by defeating New Zealand in the final match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad was Gautam Gambhir's second achievement in the form of ICC Award. Gambhir won the first ICC title as head coach in the form of 2025 Champions Trophy. The big thing is that India had also defeated New Zealand in the final of the 2025 Champions Trophy.

no one like serious

By helping Team India win the T20 World Cup 2026 title as head coach, Gautam Gambhir has become the first cricketer to have won 2 ICC titles each as a player and coach. Gambhir had won the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup as a player.

The coach and the coach team are no less.

Like its coach Gautam Gambhir, Team India has also done something amazing. It has now become the only team which has won 3 T20 World Cups.

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