BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia Boosted Team India Confidence: The Indian cricket team had to face defeat by 76 runs in the Super-8 match of the T20 World Cup 2026 played against South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, 22 February. After this defeat, the path to the semi-finals has become difficult for Team India. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Devjit Saikia has said that the Indian team will recover from this defeat and will make a comeback soon. Saikia wrote on social media platform This post of BCCI Secretary will definitely boost the confidence of Indian players.
Team India will have to win the remaining two matches of Super-8
The Indian team has to play two more matches against Zimbabwe and West Indies in the Super-8. If Team India wants to make it to the semi-finals, then it will have to win big in both these matches at any cost. It is not so easy to win against Zimbabwe and West Indies. Both the teams have been invincible in the group stage. Talking about the match against South Africa, the Proteas team won the toss and batted first and scored 187 runs for 7 wickets. In reply, the Indian team was bowled out for 111 runs and lost the match by a huge margin of 76 runs. This is the Indian team’s biggest defeat in terms of runs in the T20 World Cup.
Abhishek or Tilak may be out of Team India
If the Indian team has to win the next two matches, then major changes will have to be made in the playing eleven. Sanju Samson will have to be brought back in the team in place of either Abhishek Sharma or Tilak Verma. Abhishek Sharma is out of form. He scored 15 runs against South Africa after three consecutive zeroes, while Tilak Verma has also not played big innings in the last 4 matches and will be seen struggling while batting. Abhishek may have to sit out in the next matches.
