Mitchell Santner reminded Team India fans of Pat Cummins with his cold statement ahead of T20 World Cup 2026 final.
IND vs NZ: ‘I Don’t Mind Breaking Hearts’ — Mitchell Santner’s Bold Comment Goes Viral Before T20 World Cup 2026 Final in Ahmedabad. (Credits: Black Caps X)
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner echoed memories of Pat Cummins' statement from 2023 World Cup final, claiming that he wouldn't mind breaking a few hearts ahead of T20 World Cup 2026 decider in Ahmedabad on March 8, Sunday. The left-arm spinner also seemingly took comfort that they are not favourites heading into the big clash as the defending champions have reached the final twice in a row.
The 34-year-old stated that he knows the challenge the tourists face but is confident that stringing in a strong team performance can put them in a good position to lift their maiden T20 World Cup trophy. He said, as quoted by India Today:
"It’s obviously a challenge. Everyone knows we’re probably not the favourite, but we don’t mind, we know we can if we do our little things well and put in a strong team performance, you know, put us in a pretty good position to hopefully lift the trophy. But yeah, don't might breaking a few hearts to lift the trophy for once."
🚨 MITCHELL SANTNER ON BREAKING — HEARTS 🚨
Q- 🎙️ can you think about breaking Billions heart??
Mitchell Santner:-🎙️“ Yeah ! we wouldn't' mind breaking Billion hearts💔 . both are good teams , there will be lot of pressure and big crowd ”
pic.twitter.com/lSHcbzWFpF— Kiara (@crickiara) March 7, 2026
Mitchell Santner sends a clear message ahead of the final. 🚨#MitchellSantner #NewZealandCricket #CricketFinal pic.twitter.com/qZB4FpZRH3
— Crictoday (@crictoday) March 7, 2026
Mitchell Santner says they’re ready to “break a few hearts” in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup final
— Alpha (@Alpha35020) March 7, 2026
Bold words… but beating India in a World Cup final on their own soil? That’s not just heartbreak — that’s history. 🏏🔥 pic.twitter.com/g5dvzt64n7
Looks like silencing the crowd has become the new cricket script after Pat Cummins. Now Mitchell Santner too.
— Arvind Pandey (@PandeyjiBuilds) March 7, 2026
Dear players, fans come to stadiums to enjoy cricket, not to be part of a revenge storyline.
Mitchell Santner vibe: calm but cold 😈
— Cricket Insights (@expert88135) March 7, 2026
“We wouldn’t mind breaking a few hearts to lift that T20 trophy.” 🏆
Sorry not sorry. #INDvsNZ #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/OrG1fXXl1j
🚨 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑’𝐒 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘! 🗣️🥶
— CricVerse (@CricVerse23) March 7, 2026
In the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Final, Pat Cummins walked into Ahmedabad and silenced.
Can Mitchell Santner – a part-time golfer, replicate that same fearless mindset and stun the roaring 🇮🇳 crowd once more? ✍🏻
#INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/pOsGpTeskE
🚨 BIG STATEMENT BY Mitchell Santner AHEAD OF THE WORLD CUP FINAL 🚨
— Santosh Mali (@maligujrati) March 7, 2026
Mitchell Santner 🗣️
"I wouldn’t mind breaking a billion hearts and lifting the trophy," said Santner with a smile. 😏🏆
Looks like the Kiwi skipper is ready for the big battle! ⚔️
Do you think he can… pic.twitter.com/PvZ1sJNhZK
Notably, Santner was also seen taking a picture of the actual playing surface in Ahmedabad before leading Australia to World Cup glory in 2023. Hence, fans got the same vibe as in 2023.
Santner suggested that they will take confidence from beating South Africa, who were unbeaten in the tournament until the semi-final and said New Zealand can upset any big team on their day.
"The other night, we saw South Africa playing very good cricket all the way through, and then, I guess, had a little hiccup against us, and you’re out. So I think for us, it’s about taking confidence in the fact that if we go about our business the same way, we can upset another big team. And I think there’s obviously a lot of pressure on them to win, to win this World Cup at home. I mean, it would be, like I said, we don’t want to be pretty cool for you know to win a home. Home World Cup, so I think that comes with a lot of added pressure as well so if we can go out there and try and put, I guess, the added pressure on them, let’s see."
The Black Caps have reached the T20 World Cup final only once before and lost to Australia in 2021.
