In a major development, International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Jay Shah has announced the great modern-day batsman and legendary captain Rohit Sharma as the brand ambassador of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
The development was officially announced by ICC President Jay Shah at a special event on Tuesday, November 25, in the presence of several officials from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
It is my honor to announce that Rohit Sharma is the ambassador of the tournament – Jay Shah
After announcing it at the event, Jay Shah told X that there would be no better representative for the event than the T20 World Cup 2024-winning captain.
“It’s my honor to announce that @ImRo45 is the tournament ambassador for the upcoming @T20WorldCup in India and Sri Lanka. There can be no better representative of the event than the winning captain of the 2024 @T20WorldCup and a player who has featured in all nine editions so far,” International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah wrote on Twitter.
It is my honor to announce this @ImRo45 Ambassadors for upcoming tournaments @T20WorldCup In India and Sri Lanka.
There can be no better representative for the event than the winning captain of the 2024 T20 World Cup and a player who has played in all nine editions so far. pic.twitter.com/muWh3mUflj– Jay Shah (@JayShah) 25 November 2025
once or twice @t20worldcup Champion, record-setter at the T20 World Cup and now ICC Men’s Tournament Ambassador #T20WorldCup 2026
The only 𝑯𝑰𝑻𝑴𝑨𝑵 Rohit Sharma pic.twitter.com/iAoBJKoAC0
– ICC (@ICC) 25 November 2025
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