Surya Kumar Yadav Remark on Sanju Samson : Indian captain Surya Kumar Yadav held a press conference a day before the important match against South Africa in the Super-8 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. During this, the captain defended Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma, but he said something about Sanju Samson, which the fans did not like at all. Now Surya is being accused of insulting Sanju.
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What is the whole matter?
Actually, during the press conference, Surya Kumar Yadav was asked whether Sanju can come in the playing eleven… Yesterday also we saw that his practice session was very long. He remained on pace and spin wickets for a long time… will we see him playing in the upcoming matches? On this, Surya (laughing) immediately said – You mean, you are saying that I should feed him (Sanju) instead of Abhishek? Then the journalist said – Meaning number-3 may I… Then the captain said, meaning should I feed instead of Tilak? After this Surya took it as a joke and started laughing.
Surya Kumar Yadav has DISRESPECTED Sanju Samson 🙏
We know his form is not good at the moment, but speaking about a player in that way is not right.
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We feel sorry for Sanju Samson.😞
pic.twitter.com/BVIAB9R3TE— manzur shaban (@Manzurshaban123) February 22, 2026
The Indian captain further said, “Everything is going well. Expectations from the team are very high but the wickets are a little different. We do not need to score 250 runs every time. We will face the surface challenge going forward.” However, fans did not like Surya’s negative questioning of feeding Sanju. He is calling it an immaturity comment.
Surya defends Abhishek and Tilak
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In the press conference, questions were raised about the form of Abhishek Sharma, who has been out for zero in the last three matches. To this the Indian captain said, “I am not worried going into the game. I am worried about the people who are worried about Abhishek Sharma. I am more worried about the teams who will face him later. He did everything last year, now it is time that we also repay him.”
Regarding Tilak Verma, Surya Kumar said, “The team management has asked Tilak to play like this. If 2 wickets fall, he will have to play a few overs and step back. I am sure he will not be happy with the way he is batting, he is working hard in practice but I am not worried about him.” He further said, “Except the openers, 3-8 will have to be flexible. If no wicket falls till 8-9 overs then you can see Dubey or Pandya playing. My position is also flexible.”
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