Before the T20 World Cup final, discussion on Team India’s playing XI intensifies, will the blame fall on Abhishek Sharma?

Ahmedabad. T20 World Cup 2026 (ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026) final match will be held on Sunday (8 March) at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (Narendra Modi Stadium) Will be played in, where Team India (India national cricket team) facing New Zealand (New Zealand national cricket team) Will be from. Before the title match, discussions have intensified regarding the playing eleven of the Indian team, especially the opener. Abhishek Sharma Questions are being raised on its performance.

Thrilling victory over England in the semi-finals

India in semi-finals England national cricket team Made it to the finals by defeating B.C. by 7 runs. Batting first, Team India scored a huge score of 253/7. in this match Sanju Samson Played a explosive inning of 89 runs in 42 balls. However, in reply, England also scored 246/7 runs, due to which questions were raised on Indian bowling.

Question on Varun Chakraborty, chance for Kuldeep?

in the semi-finals Varun Chakraborty took only one wicket for 64 runs in 4 overs, while Arshdeep Singh Gave 51 runs in 4 overs. After this the discussion started that there should be changes in the spin department in the final. Kuldeep Yadav Can be given a chance.

However, Varun Chakraborty has been India’s most successful bowler in this tournament. He has taken 13 wickets in 8 matches and his average is 19.07.

Former players supported

former allrounder Irfan Pathan Supporting Varun, he said that he needs to keep himself mentally fresh before the final. He believes that he should be kept away from cricket completely for some time and should be brought directly into the finals, so that he can play with a positive mindset.

There itself Axar Patel Also said that the team has full confidence in Varun’s ability and such mistakes can happen under pressure.

Abhishek Sharma’s form is a matter of concern

The performance of Indian opener Abhishek Sharma in this tournament has not been as per expectations. He has scored only 89 runs in 7 innings and his average is 12.71. Even in the semi-finals, he was out after scoring only 9 runs.

Although the former spinner Harbhajan Singh supported him and said that he should not be dropped from the team.

Team management’s confidence intact

Sanju Samson believes that a good innings in T20 format can change the fortunes of a player. According to him, the entire team is standing with Abhishek Sharma and he can play a big innings in the final.

Probable playing XI of both the teams

New Zealand’s probable playing 11 for the T20 World Cup final: Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson.

India’s probable playing 11 for the T20 World Cup final: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty/Kuldeep Yadav.

Now everyone’s eyes are on this great match to be held in Ahmedabad. If Abhishek Sharma plays a big innings in the final, then all the questions raised on his form can automatically end.