"See, obviously, a World Cup in India, there will be pressure and a lot of expectations. And this is a big pressure game, obviously, when you are representing a country," said Sitanshu Kotak in the pre-match press conference. If we want to win the World Cup, we have to handle that pressure. One of the reasons for India to lose against South Africa was the tendency to go for boundaries from ball one. Ishan Kishan has been scoring freely, but Abhishek Sharma has been underperforming so far in the ICC World Cup.

Source: Indian Express February 25, 2026 18:29 UTC