T20 WC 2026: Did Namibia not get better practice facilities in Delhi? Uproar over captain’s statement

By Samira Vishwas On Feb 12, 2026

T20 World Cup 2026: t20 world cup 2026 The match will be played between India and Namibia on 12 February at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Before the match, Namibia cricket team captain Gerhard Erasmus jokingly commented on the organizers that they did not get a chance to train at night before the India match. Namibia took part in a day match against the Netherlands on Monday and could train only in daylight for the next two days. At the same time, the Indian team trained twice at night before the match.

Erasmus said that Namibia does not have adequate lighting infrastructure for day-night matches, so practicing at night is challenging for them. He also said jokingly that he will still fight on the field in his own style.

What is the challenge for Namibia?

Erasmus said, ‘We do not have any floodlights in Namibia for day-night games. This is probably a challenge for us in terms of infrastructure. Yes, this is not a common thing for those who do not have experience. I think except for players who play in Nepal Premier League and ILT20 and World Cup, people are often not used to training under lights.”

His comment came in view of India’s night training before the match and Canada’s training for the day match. Erasmus said that Namibia plays in slightly different conditions in its country to prepare for the day-night matches, but still the team will enter the field with full preparation.

What approach will Namibia adopt?

“We haven’t been given a night training session before this game, I don’t know why. I think India have two night training sessions and I’m looking out that Canada will have night training now. But we will just come and do our Namibian way, which is to fight,” said Erasmus jokingly.

Team Namibia 🇳🇦 Captain Gerhard Erasmus “We haven’t got any lights in Namibia, light games, day-night games or night games in Namibia. Infrastructure-wise, it’s probably the challenge for us. So, yeah, it’s not a casual thing for guys. They don’t have, I think, bothered guys who… pic.twitter.com/NbXLKiwQjU
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With which teams will Namibia’s match take place?

Namibia has played one match in the T20 World Cup 2026. In the first match, Namibia had to face defeat at the hands of Netherlands. After which now he is going to face Team India. After this Namibia will face USA and Pakistan.