Indian cricket team captain Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma visited Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple on Wednesday to seek blessings ahead of their crucial ICC T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final clash against England at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.

Sunil Gavaskar expects the T20 World Cup semifinal between India and England to be a "humdinger" with the hosts holding a slight edge because of their flexible batting unit.

Sanju Samson's sparkling unbeaten 97 kept alive India's dream of retaining the T20 World Cup at home as they knocked out the West Indies with a five-wicket win in Kolkata on Sunday to set up a semi-final against England.

India batters Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma have been jointly named the Impact Player of the Match after an impressive batting display in the second match of the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s against Zimbabwe.

Tilak Varma backed India to stick to their aggressive template in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026 even if they lose early wickets, saying it instils fear in opposition bowlers.

IND vs ZIM, T20 World Cup 2026: Tilak Varma responded to pre-match speculation about his place in the XI with an unbeaten 44 in India's 256-run surge in Chennai, making a strong case to retain his spot ahead of the knockout clash against West Indies.

Abhishek Sharma rediscovered his form with a blazing fifty, Hardik Pandya bludgeoned a half-century and Tilak Varma allayed strike-rate worries in India's massive 72-run victory over Zimbabwe.

Former India cricketer Parthiv Patel suggested the inclusion of Sanju Samson in India's playing XI, and also a change in his role.

Parthiv Patel said on Tuesday that he would like to see vice-captain Axar Patel come back to the playing eleven for the all-important T20 World Cup clash against Zimbabwe.

Sunil Gavaskar slammed the star batter after India suffered an embarrassing 76-run defeat against South Africa in their T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 match.