Rohit Sharma, who led India to the T20 World Cup title in 2024, was on Tuesday named the tournament ambassador for the 2026 edition to be held in India and Sri Lanka.
Rohit was prolific for India in T20Is, ending with 4231 runs at an average of 32.01 and a strike-rate of 140.89.
He retired from the shortest format following India's triumph in the Americas last year, which broke an 11-year
The T20 World Cup is set to be played from February 7 to March 8.
Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Colombo and Kandy are the venues which will host the World Cup games.