Abhishek Sharma Ind Vs Pak Playing 11 PtiImage Credit source: PTI
Only 24 hours are left for the T20 World Cup 2026 match between India and Pakistan. In such a situation, curiosity and heartbeats have started increasing regarding this match. There is also eagerness to know the answer to the question with which playing-11 both the teams will field. Especially Team India’s store opener Abhishek Sharma is at the center of this discussion. Is he fit and ready to play? Will Team India field him? A day before the match, Pakistan captain Salman Aga expressed his wish that Abhishek should play, after which Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav fulfilled his wish and announced that Abhishek would play.
What did the Pakistani captain say on Abhishek?
On Saturday, February 14, a day before the match at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav ended the suspense over Abhishek Sharma’s play during the press conference. but before reaching here Pakistani captain Salman Agha This question was also raised in the press conference. When asked whether Abhishek Sharma’s absence would benefit the Pakistani team, Agha said, “We all know what a good player Abhishek is. I would like him to play tomorrow’s match because we want to play against the best players. I hope he recovers and can play.”
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Suryakumar Yadav made this announcement
Shortly after this, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav also came in front of the media. When he was asked to react on Abhishek’s playing and the Pakistani captain’s statement, the Indian captain gave both the answers with the same statement. Suryakumar Yadav said, “If the Pakistani captain wants Abhishek Sharma to play, then he will definitely play.” Just saying this, the Indian captain started smiling. Apart from this, Suryakumar Yadav also hinted at playing spin all-rounder Washington Sundar. He said that Sundar is completely fit and ready to play.
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There was constant doubt about Abhishek Sharma’s playing. The health of the Indian opener deteriorated during Team India’s first match against America, due to which he remained admitted in a hospital in Delhi for two days. Due to this, Abhishek was rested from the match against Namibia. Even after this, the situation was not clear regarding their playing against Pakistan, but now 24 hours before the match, the captain himself has allayed the worries of the Indian fans.
This player will be on leave
However, Abhishek’s return to the playing-11 means that Sanju Samson will have to sit out after only one match. Samson got a chance to make his World Cup debut in the last match against Namibia. The Indian opener made an explosive start and hit 3 sixes and a four but could not take full advantage of this opportunity and was out after scoring 22 runs in 8 balls. On the other hand, Ishan Kishan had confirmed his place by scoring a stormy half-century.
India’s probable playing-11
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakraborty.
