T20 World Cup 2026: Team India’s performance in the T20 World Cup 2026 has been excellent so far. The team has made it to the Super-8 by winning 4 consecutive matches in the group stage. But now the competition is going to be more difficult. Team India is going to face big teams like South Africa and West Indies in Super-8. But before these matches, a weakness of the Indian team has come to light, which has increased everyone’s tension. This weakness can prove costly for India in big matches.
Such a big weakness of Team India
Actually, a big question has arisen regarding the fielding of Team India in the T20 World Cup 2026. So far in the tournament, India has dropped a total of 9 catches, which is the second highest among 20 teams. Ireland has dropped the maximum 10 catches. That means, except Ireland, the fielding of every team has been better than Team India. This figure is quite shocking because India is counted among the strongest teams and the team also has more than one fielder. But this weakness in fielding remains a matter of concern.
Team India’s catching percentage is below 70 and at least 2-3 catches are being missed in every match. In big matches like Super 8 and semi-finals, such drops can prove costly. Even in the recent match against Netherlands, India dropped a lot of catches, in which there was a clash between Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh, but there was no injury. In the match against Pakistan too, players like Kuldeep Yadav and Ishan Kishan dropped catches, which increased the pressure on the team. On the other hand, the fielding of teams like Pakistan and Canada was also not perfect, but they managed to do better than India in this list, which is surprising.
Attention will have to be given to fielding drills
This is a warning for Team India. There is a need to focus more on fielding drills, because in Super 8 against strong teams like South Africa, West Indies, small mistakes can change the course of the match. India’s batting and bowling have been excellent, but improvement in fielding is necessary so that they can keep their claim for the title strong.
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