India continues their dominant run in the ICC Tournament after thrashing New Zealand in the recently concluded 2026 T20 World Cup to win their third T20 World Cup title. This one came under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir. Before this, Gautam Gambhir also played a major role in India’s triumph in the Champions Trophy last year under Rohit Sharma. Earlier, India had just won the 2024 T20 World Cup trophy under the leadership of Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid. The continuous dominance in the ICC tournament and winning back-to-back titles highlight their performance and team strength. On this, the former Australia World Cup-winning captain, Ricky Ponting, praised the Indian team for winning the 2026 T20 World Cup and also highlighted the crucial factor shaping the Indian cricket team. Also Read: "Didn’t want to leave anything on the table.." Suryakumar Yadav reveals reasons behind changing hotels in the T20 World Cup final Ricky Ponting said that this current Indian team is one of the finest sides in T20I cricket. They have been strongest because of their batting and bowling depth. He further credited the Indian Premier League (IPL) for its structure and depth. As quoted by the Times of India, Ponting said: "It's really hard to argue a point against that. If you look at this, not just the T20I team but their white-ball record in ICC events over the last five or six years, it's quite remarkable. This is a very, very strong Indian white-ball team, not just a T20 team. Back-to-back World Cups, hats off to them.” The former Australia skipper further added that the bench strength of the Indian team was superior, which ultimately made a formidable side for the tournament. He added that IPL had played a crucial role in developing players and nurturing them under the high-pressure games. Ponting further said: "The one thing that's probably overlooked with this current team is the amount of experience and the amount of cricket a lot of these guys have played, whether it's international cricket or even just the IPL. The IPL games are every bit as big as international games anyway, so this Indian team came in well primed with great balance and a great squad.” India lost only one match in their entire 2026 T20 World Cup campaign, that too came against South Africa in the Super Eight, but they bounced back immediately and never looked back. They went on to defeat the West Indies in a do-or-die match, then England in the semi-final, and then New Zealand in the finals.