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From Rohit Sharma to Dasun Shanaka, 5 Asian batters with fastest T20 World Cup fifties

India opener Abhishek Sharma reportedly suffered severe weight loss and was put on drips after a mystery meal in Mumbai. Will he miss the Namibia clash?

Severe weight loss & drips: Mumbai meal that landed Abhishek Sharma in hospital

Bangladesh cited safety concerns for players and demanded their matches in T20 World Cup 2026 outside India - but ICC rejected the demand. Asif Nazrul, sports advisor, had said that the government had decided not to send the team India and the cricket board is just carrying out the orders.

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Accused of chucking, Pakistan’s Usman Tariq hits back with bold ‘pressure’ warning for India

India and Namibia will face off for the second time in T20 World Cup history, having earlier clashed in the 2021 edition, where Team India emerged victorious with nine wickets. 

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Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus explained why it was important for them to get a session under lights ahead of T20 World Cup 2026 India match on Feb 12 in Delhi and said: "We don't have floodlights back home in Namibia, so we don't really play day-night or night games."

T20 World Cup 2026 | 'Make of that what you want:' Namibia skipper slams no night training session before India match

Rohit made his ODI debut against Ireland in 2007, and in 282 ODIs played, Rohit has scored 11,577 runs. Under him, India reached the 2023 ODI World Cup final, only to lose vs Australia. Rohit then led India to 2024 T20 World Cup and retired from the format.

'So much wait...:' Rohit Sharma on his chances of playing 2027 ODI World Cup for India

Afghanistan play their next two matches are against UAE (on Feb 16) and Canada (On Feb 19). Afghanistan not only must win the upcoming two matches but must hope for New Zealand or South Africa to loss both of their matches and even then net run-rate comes into the picture. 

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England were ahead in the game but WI spinners pulled things back nicely with Gudakesh Motie being the best bowler (3/33 in 4 overs). Sam Currant tried his best, staying not out at 43 off 30 balls, but England were eventually bowled out for 166 in 19 overs, losing the match by 30 runs.

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bhishek, who was admitted to hospital following a stomach infection, was discharged on Wednesday (Feb 11), confirmed Tilak Varma on the eve of India vs Namibia match. Varma also confirmed that a call on dashing opener's participation will be taken on match day, that is Thursday (Feb 12).

T20 WC 2026 | India opener Abhishek Sharma discharged from hospital, will he play vs Namibia - Here's what Tilak Varma said

Playing in Group C on Wednesday (Feb 11), West Indies beat England by 30 runs to win the match. The win also means, West Indies take pole position in Group C and lead the table with four points.

T20 World Cup 2026: West Indies edge England in high-stakes contest, take top spot in Group C

Ishan Kishan, who has been in red-hot form for India in the build-up to the T20 World Cup, was seen holding his left toe before resuming batting. 

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India vs Pakistan is the mother of all cricket matches, and with both teams ready to face off on Feb 15 in Colombo in the T20 World Cup 2026, the craze and expectations are surging. Here are four players who earned the superstar status in the India-Pakistan games.

From Virat Kohli to Tilak Varma, meet 4 players who earned superstar status in India-Pakistan matches

Gurbaz smashed three back-to-back sixes as Afghans dared to do impossible. Maharaj then bowled a wide and the equation came to 5 off 1, a four would have gotten the match into the third super over but alas, Gurbaz got out and the match ended in SA's favour - somehow.

T20 WC 2026: Thriller for ages! Relive SA vs AFG double super over drama at Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad

A Cricket Australia (CA) statement detailed the reason behind Marsh’s absence, while announcing Steve Smith as a cover, should he be required. 

T20 World Cup: Steve Smith to join Australia squad as Mitchell Marsh out of opener vs Ireland

South Africa defeated Afghanistan in the second Super Over thriller during match 13 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

T20 World Cup 2026: From heartbreak to history, netizens react as South Africa beat Afghanistan in double Super Over

Needing 24 off 4 balls in the second super over, Afghan batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit three sixes off Keshav Maharaj in a row. With 6 needed off the last ball, Maharaj bowled a wide ball to bring the equation 5 off 1. Maharaj, however, got Gurbaz out and SA came out winning.

T20 World Cup 2026: 6,6,6, W! South Africa survive Afghanistan scare and two super overs for win in Ahmedabad

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India's Ravi Ashwin defends Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq’s ‘pause and deliver’ action after Shreevats Goswami and fans raise ‘chucking’ concerns during the USA clash at the T20 World Cup.

Ashwin brings THIS batting rule in defence for Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq's 'chucking' claims by Shreevats Goswami

QDK now has 737 runs in T20 World Cups for South Africa - 20 more than ABD's 717. Both the players took same number of innings to reach their respective milstone - 29 innings. The top five list of South Africa players also includes JP Duminy (568), David Miller (482), and Aiden Markram (448).

T20 World Cup 2026: Quinton de Kock overtakes AB de Villiers as highest run scorer for SA in T20 WCs

Earlier, when the discussion were going on about Bangladesh's participation, Nazrul had said that the Bangaldesh's government had decided not to send the team India and the cricket board is just carrying out the orders.

T20 World Cup 2026: Bangladesh sport advisor Nazrul blames boycott on BCB and players

Ryan ten Doeschate welcomes Pakistan's U-turn on the India boycott but warns of their "Colombo advantage" ahead of the high-stakes T20 World Cup clash.

‘Pakistan has Colombo advantage’: Ten Doeschate welcomes U-turn but warns India of tough T20 World Cup clash

The England Test skipper had shared a rather nasty picture of the injury on social media. After the surgery, Stokes shared another picture, on Tuesday (Feb 10), with the captaion: "May not look like it but the surgery was a success."

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Severe weight loss & drips: Mumbai meal that landed Abhishek Sharma in hospital

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