Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav stated that India will proceed to play the identical model of cricket within the remaining T20 World Cup 2026 Tremendous Eight video games regardless of the demoralising 76-run loss to South Africa in Ahmedabad.
Answering a query on how India will regroup forward of the subsequent two encounters in the course of the post-match presentation, Surya stated: “Hopefully bat nicely, bowl nicely and subject nicely. Hold it easy. That’s what we’ll attempt to do.”
The skipper stated that the group recovered nicely with the ball after South Africa dominated between overs 7-15 and it was the batting that left quite a bit to be desired.
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“We had been all the time within the recreation once we began. Bowled rather well at first. From 7-15, they batted rather well after which we got here again. Bowled rather well however might have batted higher. Generally, you need to suppose you can’t win the sport within the powerplay however you’ll be able to lose it,” Surya stated.
“[We] didn’t have the partnerships we wanted. A part of the sport. We are going to study from it. Sit again and bounce again,” he added.
The loss to the Proteas leaves India with two do-or-die contests towards Zimbabwe and West Indies if it hopes to progress to the semifinal.
Printed on Feb 22, 2026