Ind vs Pak: Abhishek Sharma Replaces Sanju Samson As India Confirm Two Big Changes For Pakistan Clash
India made two changes as Pakistan opted to bowl in their T20 World Cup 2026 Group A clash in Colombo on Sunday.
- India made 2 changes as Pakistan opted to bowl in their T20 World Cup Group A clash in Colombo on Sunday
- The returning Abhishek Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav replaced Sanju Samson and Arshdeep Singh
- "We won last 2 games defending so we don't want to change it. It's an occasion," said Suryakumar Yadav at toss
India made two changes as Pakistan opted to bowl in their T20 World Cup 2026 Group A clash in Colombo on Sunday. The defending champions roped in fit-again Abhishek Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav in place of Sanju Samson and Arshdeep Singh respectively. Pakistan named an unchanged team. "It (pitch) looks a bit tacky, so we feel it will assist the bowlers for the first few overs so we want to use that. We are relaxed in our group and excited for this challenge. Bigger ground than SSC and the pitch is slower than SSC," said Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha. (India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup Live Updates)
India captain Suryakumar Yadav said they were looking to bat first.
"We won last two games defending so we don't want to change it. It is an occasion, it's a high-stake game. This sport teaches you a lot of things, any side can win the game on a given day," said Suryakumar.
Teams: Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Usman Khan(w), Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq.
India: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
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