As the T20 World Cup 2026 has progressed, the question that has constantly arisen before Team India is – should the batting order be changed? Should Abhishek Sharma be dropped? Should Sanju Samson be made to open? Before the start of the tournament, hardly anyone would have thought that the Indian team would be faced with the problem of even reaching the semi-finals and to deal with it, there would be a demand to drop Abhishek Sharma. But the circumstances are such. Before the important Super-8 match against Zimbabwe, Team India’s veteran opener Virender Sehwag has suggested to drop Abhishek.
Just a few weeks ago this T20 World Cup current champion Indian team It was considered easy for. But a single result has suddenly made it difficult and now she has reached a do or die situation. The crushing defeat at the hands of South Africa in the first match of Super-8 has brought the Indian team to the verge of being out of the tournament. To keep alive the hopes of reaching the semi-finals, Team India will have to win both its matches and even then it is not certain that it will get a place in the last 4.
‘Gives Abhishek a break and feeds Samson’
But whether Team India will win against Zimbabwe or not, there is still doubt on that and the main reason for this is the failure of the batsmen. Especially the absence of opener Abhishek Sharma in the entire tournament is a cause of concern. In view of this, former opener Virender Sehwag has suggested giving him a break from this match. Sehwag said in a Cricbuzz program, “If it were me, I would have given a break to Abhishek Sharma from this match and tried Sanju Samson because this is the only match to try against Zimbabwe. If they lose, then play anyone in the last. Therefore, field the in-form best XI.”
There is a need to change the batting order also
Apart from dropping Abhishek, there is a continuous talk about change in the batting order and Sehwag gave his opinion on this also. On the question of changing the batting order by keeping Abhishek and Ishan in the opening, Sehwag said, “I want Suryakumar Yadav to come at number 3 and Tilak to bat at number 4. Then send the batsmen according to the left-right hand combination or according to the bowler. The most important thing is to play openly. It seems that the Indian team is playing under pressure and the batsmen are afraid of getting out.”
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