Yuvraj Singh's 71-Run WCL 2026 Blitz vs Australia — and Why Naman Ojha Is Trending

युवराज सिंह (Yuvraj Singh) rolled back the years on 3 October 2026, smashing 71 runs off 44 balls to lead India Champions to a 46-run win over Australia Champions in the opening match of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2026 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The same match also explains a parallel search spike: former India wicketkeeper-batter Naman Ojha opened the innings for India Champions and scored 31, putting his name back in front of Indian cricket fans.

What happened in the India vs Australia WCL 2026 match

Batting first, India Champions posted 196 for 7 in their 20 overs. Australia Champions were bowled out for 150 in 16.2 overs, handing India a 46-run victory in the tournament opener, as reported by Aaj Tak on 3 October 2026.

Captain Yuvraj Singh was the centrepiece of the innings. He struck his 71 at a strike rate of 161.36. The two reports differ slightly on his boundary count: Aaj Tak credits him with 4 fours and 5 sixes, while ABP Live records 5 fours and 6 sixes. Either way, it was a vintage power-hitting display from the man long known as the 'Sixer King'.

India Champions innings at a glance

Australia's chase briefly threatened through D'Arcy Short (65 off 28) and Joe Burns (45 off 32), but Mohit Sharma (3 wickets) and Dhawal Kulkarni (4 wickets) closed out the innings, with Piyush Chawla taking two and Harbhajan Singh one.

Why is 'Naman Ojha' trending in India?

Google Trends data for India, observed on 3 October 2026, showed "naman ojha" as a trending term with roughly 5,000 searches and about 500% growth over the past 24 hours, alongside "yuvraj singh" and "युवराज सिंह". There is no separate breaking news about Ojha — the spike is explained by the match itself. Ojha opened the batting for India Champions with Ambati Rayudu and made 31 off 26 balls, including three fours and a six, before falling to Ben Laughlin. For many fans, it was a reminder of the Madhya Pradesh wicketkeeper-batter who played one Test, one ODI and two T20Is for India and was a long-serving IPL squad member.

It is worth noting that Google Trends confirms search interest only — it does not by itself verify any news claim, and its counts are approximate search activity rather than website traffic.

The guru–chela parallel

The same day, 3 October 2026, Yuvraj's protégé Abhishek Sharma hit 61 off 28 balls with 7 sixes in India's Asian Games gold-medal win over Pakistan in Aichi-Nagoya, equalling Yuvraj's record for most sixes in an India–Pakistan T20 innings. The coincidence of mentor and student producing explosive innings on the same day drove much of the social-media celebration around युवराज सिंह.