Namibian cricketer’s words before the match against India, said a big thing about ‘Men in Blue’

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton On IND vs NAM: Namibia all-rounder Jan Nicole Lofty-Eaton believes that there will be pressure on defending champions India on their home ground and her team has nothing to lose in the T20 World Cup 2026 match to be held on Thursday, February 12. Weak team Namibia will enter this match after losing their first game against Netherlands on Tuesday, February 10, while India had defeated USA in Mumbai in the first match of their campaign.

‘Pressure on India’

Lofty-Eaton told PTI Videos on Wednesday, ‘Playing India in India is huge, to be honest, there is pressure on India, there is the advantage of home crowd, there is also the advantage of home ground. To be honest, we have nothing to lose. We are going there to showcase our talent and ability, hopefully it will all come out on that day.

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‘homework done’

He said, ‘We just have to trust our skills and we have done our homework, a lot of tactical talk is happening. We just have to trust our skills on that day. T20 is a fun game, anything can happen. The 24-year-old batting all-rounder, who has played 51 ODIs and 52 T20Is, said that cricket is growing very fast in his country.

dream of the future

Lofty-Eaton further said, ‘This is becoming a big choice for people. We had a game against South Africa on our newly constructed ground, which was attended by 5000 people and this was the first time. ‘It’s definitely moving in the right direction. So we just have to carry that momentum forward and keep the game going and become one of the biggest associate countries in the country.

What’s the next target?

Lofty-Eaton said that Namibia’s next target is to become a Test playing country. ‘We have to set big targets and the highest standards. He said, ‘Definitely South Africa’s victory has put us on the map, but we have been on the map for the last few years, in the last few years we have performed very well and consistently in the World Cup.’

dream of test cricket

In October 2025, Namibia defeated a patchwork South African team by four wickets in a T20I in Windhoek and Lofty-Eaton was part of that team. He said, ‘It’s just about taking it forward and getting better every day and every year and that’s something we want to achieve, becoming a Test playing nation and wearing the white jersey for your country is any player’s dream.’

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