Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav rubbished concerns about the form of opener Abhishek Sharma, saying his players are ready to cover for the world's highest-ranked batter in Twenty20 cricket until he regains his form. Sharma, who has scored two centuries and eight fifties for India, is yet to score a run in the Twenty20 World Cup after getting out for a duck three times in the group stage, while missing one game due to a stomach infection. Also Read Looking ahead: T20 World Cup eight teams battle for semifinal spots"But I think about those teams who are going to play against him... Sharma, who has represented India only in T20 internationals, was the player of the tournament when they won the Asia Cup last year. So we have started preparation for that and hopefully we will tackle it as we start our Super Eight journey."

Source: The Telegraph February 21, 2026 16:15 UTC