T20 World Cup: Big blow to Team India, star opener Abhishek Sharma admitted to hospital; Will you play a match with Namibia?

T20 World Cup 2026 India vs Namibia: A disturbing news has emerged from the Indian camp amid the T20 World Cup 2026. The team’s aggressive opening batsman Abhishek Sharma has fallen ill and had to be admitted to the hospital. According to the report, he is suffering from stomach infection, due to which he did not even participate in the team’s practice session on Tuesday.

Abhishek Sharma’s health is said to be bad since the last match. He was feeling unwell even before the match against America, but his condition worsened after playing the match. He had high fever and was put on a drip for immediate relief. The effect of this disease was also visible on his performance, where he was out without opening the account and later did not even come on the field for fielding. In his place, Sanju Samson fielded the entire match and after the end of the match, Abhishek could not even come out to shake hands with the players.

Investigation underway in hospital: Doubt over Namibia match

According to BCCI sources, Abhishek has been admitted to a private hospital in Delhi where some tests are being conducted to ascertain his condition. Although assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate is hopeful that he will recover in the next two days, given the current situation he looks doubtful for the match against Namibia on 12 February. The team management is closely monitoring his recovery.

Washington Sundar joins the team, update on Bumrah’s fitness

Amidst Abhishek’s illness, there is some relief news for the Indian team. The assistant coach has confirmed that all-rounder Washington Sundar has joined the team ahead of the second group match and has started practicing. Apart from this, star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has also returned after a break of 10 days and is bowling in full rhythm. The coach also praised captain Suryakumar Yadav’s match-winning performance in the last match, which brought the team out of trouble.

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Talking about other matches of the tournament, Pakistan has strengthened its position by defeating America by 32 runs. New Zealand defeated UAE by 10 wickets, while Netherlands defeated Namibia by 7 wickets. Now the eyes of Indian fans are fixed on the medical report of Abhishek Sharma, because he is an important link in the team’s batting order.