bcci naman awards 2026The event, held last Sunday, was aimed at grandly celebrating a golden era in Indian cricket. After a historic season where India Having secured an unprecedented five ICC trophies, the stars took to the red carpet to honor the architects of these victories. However, what should have been a seamless tribute night soon turned into a social media firestorm. A significant technical glitch during the live broadcast has fans perplexed Rohit Sharma The prestigious ceremony was marred by heated debate over captaincy credits.
Rohit Sharma fans angry over graphic mistake involving Shubman Gill at Naman Awards 2026
In the evening, veterans like Roger Binny, Rahul DravidAnd Mithali Raj with Colonel C K Naidu The atmosphere changed when on-screen graphics flashed during a segment of the Lifetime Achievement Award presentation Shubman Gill. As soon as Gill, the current Indian ODI and Test captain, appeared on the screen, the broadcast banner labeled him as “”.Winning Captain, Champions Trophy 2025“
This error was immediately pointed out by Rohit’s ardent supporters. In fact, it was Rohit who led the Men in Blue to Champions Trophy glory in 2025, culminating in a tactical masterclass against New Zealand in the final. While Gill was undoubtedly the cornerstone of that win, entering the tournament as the world No. 1 ranked ODI batsman and scoring a crucial unbeaten century against Bangladesh, he was not the man on top during that specific tournament.
Rohit’s fans took to Twitter to criticize the BCCI, which they saw as ‘disgracefully erasing’ the veteran opener’s leadership legacy. However Gill has since taken over the captaincy reins and led India to glory, including a spectacular victory in the five-Test series EnglandThis mix-up touched a nerve with respect to how the contributions of transitional captains are documented.
Here’s how fans reacted:
In fact???? pic.twitter.com/R0w8hrjFZq
– Rohan💫 (@rohann__45) 15 March 2026
—` (@justrohit45) 15 March 2026
Shubman Gill :- Winning Captain ICC Champions Trophy 2025 🤔 @bcci We thought Rohit Sharma is the captain. pic.twitter.com/jAo2PSe5wt
-Abhi 🇮🇳 (@abi7781_) 15 March 2026
According to him, the captain who won the Champions Trophy was not Rohit Sharma but Shubman Gill, this is an unrealistic broad daylight robbery.@bcci Have some shame🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/2cHKQPMJSx
-Arnav. (@TheDrArnav) 15 March 2026
Naman Awards 2025-26 by BCCI:
🤡ICC Champions Trophy 2025 winning captain Shubman Gill.🤡
seriously, @bcciHave some Shame. It was Rohit Sharma who as captain led Team India to win the Champions Trophy, not fraud Shubman Gill nor shameless coach Gautam Gambhir. pic.twitter.com/0b7dwCxy3N
– Mamu (@ElevateUrMind4) 15 March 2026
On social media, Shubman Gill is being described as the winning captain of ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
However, the truth is that India has won this trophy under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.
Then why is Shubman Gill’s name being associated with it?
What is your opinion? pic.twitter.com/cEjkwc6H6T
– Mukesh Kumar Yadav (@mukesh4official) 16 March 2026
Big mistake of BCCI in Naman Awards 🚨
At the BCCI Naman Awards, Shubman Gill was shown as the Champions Trophy 2025 winning captain, even though Rohit led India to the title.
Rohit’s fans said- “This insults Rohit Sharma and rewrites history!” 🤯pic.twitter.com/qLhBQJ0NF6
– Sam (@Cricsam01) 16 March 2026
Shubman Gill replaced Rohit Sharma as the captain of Champions Trophy 2025 due to a graphics error in BCCI awards.
The mistake shows how quickly cricket’s institutional memory can fade – even when the tournament took place months ago.
Not a fan of what he calls “rewriting history”… pic.twitter.com/zBhp7sids3
– Gully Point (@gullypoint_) 16 March 2026
I thought Rohit Sharma is leading the Indian team to win ICC Champions Trophy 2025
But the BCCI event is saying that Shubman Gill was leading the Indian team for CT2025?!?!
Was I in Delulu??????? pic.twitter.com/Kc2exJTObx
-Its_Me_Maxeyyy 💛 (@maxeyyy_tweets) 16 March 2026
🚨Breaking 🚨
After the protest, BCCI removed this post showing Shubman Gill as the Champions Trophy captain in place of Rohit Sharma. https://t.co/YMJyIBWDl6 pic.twitter.com/QWfracPoaf
– Mention Cricket (@MentionCricket) 15 March 2026
Big mistake of the world’s richest cricket board, @bcci
For the U19 Women’s Championship win, he featured in the senior team, and for the 2025 Champions Trophy, where Rohit Sharma was the winning captain, he somehow made Shubman Gill the captain.
The richest board,… pic.twitter.com/cAKeINb613
– Uma Shankar (@JustShankar_) 15 March 2026
Also read: From Rahul Dravid to Shubman Gill: BCCI releases list of Naman awards winners
Shubman wins Polly Umrigar Award amid historic season
Despite the digital drama, the night remained a professional milestone for Gill, who was named Best International Cricketer (Men). by achieving prestige Polly Umrigar AwardGill cemented his position as the heir apparent to India’s batting throne. This is his second “Cricketer of the Year” title, following his first win in 2023, reflecting the 2025 season, where he scored 754 runs at an average of 75.40 in the Test series against England alone.
“Many greats and legends of Indian cricket have received this award before, so it is a great honor.Gill said during his acceptance speech. He was quick to turn individual praise towards the team’s collective achievement, saying that winning five ICC trophies in a single cycle was a feat that would probably never be repeated.
An unprecedented celebration was also held at the ceremony Smriti Mandhana, Who won the Best International Cricketer (Women) award for a record fifth time. 2025 was nothing short of great for Mandhana, as she became the first woman in history to score more than 1,000 ODI runs in a calendar year. As the BCCI honored the five trophy-winning teams, the event served as a reminder of India’s current global dominance, even if a temporary graphic glitch briefly stole the headlines.
Also read: Captain Shubman Gill told the ultimate goal of Team India
