Need a Kohli-Like Finisher in T20 World Cup 2026

Virender Sehwag on Virat Kohli: How India’s journey ahead in the T20 World Cup will depend on the outcome of the match between South Africa and West Indies. This match will decide what kind of cricket India has to play in the future. Former explosive opener before the match against Zimbabwe Virender Sehwag He has said something which has increased the tension of Indian fans before the match.

In the Super-8 match of T20 World Cup 2026 76 run defeat against South Africa After this the pressure on the Indian team has increased. In this match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India gave away 187 runs while bowling first and then got reduced to just 111 runs while chasing the target. With this defeat the path to the semi-finals has become difficult.

What did Virender Sehwag say?

• Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag, while giving an important statistic after the match, said that India has successfully chased the target of more than 160 runs in the World Cup only when Virat Kohli has finished the match by playing a big innings.
• According to Sehwag, at the time of pressure, no player in the team could fulfill the responsibility like Kohli. He said that Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey and Hardik Pandya had a chance in this match, but no one could finish the match.
• Sehwag especially raised questions on the batting of Suryakumar Yadav. He believes that Surya appeared under pressure and could not play in his natural style.
• The former opener said that to win big matches, it is necessary to play cricket without fear instead of fear. If the team comes under pressure and thinks only of saving the match, then it becomes difficult to win.
• Sehwag also advised Indian batsmen to learn from Virat Kohli.
• Sehwag said that strike rate is important in T20, but while chasing runs, it is more important that a batsman stays till the end and finishes the match.
• According to Sehwag, the players of the team will have to take responsibility and develop the habit of winning matches in difficult situations, only then India will be able to progress in the tournament.

When and against whom is India’s next match?

India’s next match will be against Zimbabwe on 26 February and West Indies on 1 March. Team India will have to pray for South Africa’s victory against West Indies as we win both the matches by big margins.