India have certainly done well to remain unbeaten so far in their T20 World Cup def- ence, but the batting group hasn't had it too easy against spin. On Saturday, too, Markram bowled his off-spinners for a while at nets early in South Africa's training session. Cap- tain Suryakumar Yadav, how- ever, believes India's retort to off-spin will be much better from Sunday onwards. The Motera conditions are no alien to the Proteas as they played three group stage games here. "The wickets so far were not too challenging, but a little tricky.

Source: The Telegraph February 22, 2026 04:15 UTC