IND vs SA: Before the match against Africa, Suryakumar Yadav gave 5 big statements, gave a hint regarding playing 11

By Sandy Verma On Feb 21, 2026

IND vs SA: The Indian team has won all four of its matches in the league stage of the ICC T-20 World Cup 2026. Now the team seems ready to face big teams in Super 8. Team India will face South Africa on 22 February at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Team India captain Suryakumar has given 5 big statements in the press conference held before the match. Apart from this, he has also given a big hint regarding the team’s playing 11 in the match.

Suryakumar Yadav gave a big statement

Team India now seems fully prepared for the match against Africa. In the pre-match press conference, Suryakumar Yadav gave a big statement regarding the toss and said, ‘The toss is now overrated. Even if you have batted well in the first innings and there is dew during the second innings, you can still defend the match with this bowling unit.

Apart from this, while speaking on the form of star opener Abhishek Sharma, captain Suryakumar Yadav said, ‘I am worried about those people who are worrying about Abhishek Sharma. I am more worried about the teams who will face him later. He did everything last year, now the time has come for us to repay him. Apart from this, he has made it completely clear that he is not going to make too many changes in the playing 11.

#ICCT20WorldCup2026 | Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Indian cricket team’s T20 captain Surya Kumar Yadav says, "I think we are ready to adapt to any sort of wickets. We have been playing on different kinds of wickets, when we started our campaign from Wankhede till the last game which we… pic.twitter.com/F6lPUPY7ce
— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2026

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Captain Suryakumar Yadav also spoke about the wicket

Regarding the wickets used so far in this tournament, captain Suryakumar Yadav said, ‘I think we are ready to adapt to any type of wicket. We have been playing on different types of wickets, from the time we started our campaign at Wankhede till the last game we played and I think the wickets were not very challenging but were a little difficult. We have played so much cricket that we have understood what kind of batting we have to do after the powerplay and then finish the game under control. Apart from this, Suryakumar Yadav has made it clear that the team is also making special preparations to deal with the spinners.

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