India’s Arshdeep Singh and New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchel were caught on camera, having an animated chat after the Men in Blue’s T20 World Cup 2026 triumph at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the video of which went viral on social media. The animated chat came in reference to Arshdeep’s wild throw at Mitchell during the Kiwi chase.
It happened on the fifth ball of the 11th over while New Zealand were chasing India’s mammoth 255/6 in the final on Sunday. After Mitchell squeezed a wide yorker from Arshdeep, the Indian pacer threw the ball at the stumps on the striker’s end.
But the ball hit Mitchell on his thigh forcing the Kiwi batter to react furiously and charge the Indian left-arm pacer. The umpire had to intervene to calm things down. Even Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav spoke with Mitchell. The New Zealander and Arshdeep shook hands after the over in the spirit of sportsmanship towards the game.
In the video, Arshdeep was seen describing his throw to Mitchell. In a while two more New Zealand backroom staff joined in. The Indian then imitated Mitchell with a hulk-like pose.
Earlier, during a post-match interview, Arshdeep had spoken about his meeting with Mitchell, stating he went to say sorry to the New Zealander. “Went to say sorry to Mitchell, my throw got too much reverse swing, left it on the pitch!,” said the Indian pacer.
