Ahmedabad, March 8 -- On evenings such as these, cricket reveals that it is far more than a sport. It becomes theatre, celebration and collective anticipation. The vast expanse of the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday offered precisely that setting as global pop icon Ricky Martin and Punjabi singer Sukhbir Singh lit up the closing ceremony ahead of the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 between the India national cricket team and the New Zealand national cricket team.
Ricky Martin's arrival was greeted by a surge of sound that rolled through the stadium like a wave. As he performed his energetic hit 'Shake Your Bon-Bon', the vast crowd responded instinctively - rising to its feet, clapping to the rhythm and turning the arena into a vi...