As Chennai Super Kings was about to face Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chepauk before the IPL 2026 clash Suryakumar Yadav gave fans an Iconic picture. The Mumbai Indians batter posed for a photo with MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma who are two of the most successful captains in Indian cricket.
The former posted it on social media and captioned it: "Group DP mil gaya; bas group name suggest karo"
which garnered significant traction. Fans rejoiced as the three T20 World Cup-winning captains were in one picture together and were seen posting countless suggestions. Eventually the Board of Control for Cricket in India jumped into the wagon and came up with a group name: "The CUP-TAANS".
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'Dream come true' moment for Surya
Later post-match the skipper expressed his feelings on the particular picture and its significance to him
Surya said:
"Iconic picture humne dekha aapne poocha bola bhi ki aapko group ka DP to mil gaya hai lekin naam nahi mila kuch suggestion aaye kaisa tha wo moment dekhiye mere liye to dream come true tha kyunki jab main maine socha tha ki main India ke liye cup cricket khelunga, kab matches jitaunga but aap ye bhi nahi sochte ho ki aapko 1 opportunity milegi kabhi India ko lead karne ki but wo bhi 1 opportunity mujhe India, India ko lead karne mili aur bhagwan ki daya se aur dua se opportunity mili India mein lead karne ki."
This picture was special for another reason as Suryakumar Yadav had led the Indian team to victory in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 just about 7 months ago. India thrashed New Zealand in the final to lift the T20 World Cup by 96 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 8th March 2026. The Men in Blue had scored a massive 255/5 and later restricted New Zealand to 159 to win.
With the trophy win Suryakumar Yadav became the 3rd Indian captain after Dhoni and Rohit to lift the T20 World Cup.
Surya Added :
How the iconic photo happened"Hum log jeete, wo wo tournament India mein, Ahmedabad mein Narendra Modi Stadium mein jeete, jahan pe hum twenty twenty three mein nahi jeet paaye the to I think mere liye, wo hamesha saath mein rahegi, wo memory bahut precious moment tha mere liye I am sure poore poore India ke liye aur all Indians across the world sabke liye raha hoga to it was special moment,"
Suryakumar also elaborated on how this idea had struck him and said:
"Aur phir uske baad hum log jab first game khel rahe the Chennai ke saath, tab mere dimaag mein aaya ki agar ye picture agar ho sakti hai ki jo pehle World Cup jeete hain India ko T20 aur jo abhi twenty twenty four mein jeete hain wo captain bhi wahan hai aur hum twenty twenty six mein jeete, main bhi wahin tha to maine socha agar wo hum log photo create kar sakte hai to I think it will be special memory mere liye bhi lifetime aur obviously for everyone,"
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He further Concluded:
"To maine socha kal yahan pe aake ki Chennai mein possibility hai mujhe wo 1 percent chance mila to maine ja ke pehle Rohit bhai ko poocha, phir Rohit bhai ne bola, phir Mahi bhai ko poocha to unse bhi pooch ke achha laga unhone dono ne haan bola to phir maine koi moment wait nahi kiya maine bola ki chalo jaldi se wo photo le lete hain subah it's very very special,"
This picture has been trending on all social media and is considered one of the most talked about pictures from the IPL 2026 tournament portraying three eras of Indian T20 cricket in one frame.
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