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Suryakumar Yadav was successful a chirpy mood. Cheeky remarks were made, superior replies were registered too, and each done helium had a large grin. The Indian skipper’s demeanour belied the unit that underpins clashes against Pakistan.
Speaking to the media astatine the R. Premadasa Stadium successful Colombo connected Saturday (February 14, 2026) evening, Suryakumar admitted that astatine the backmost of their minds, helium and his players would inactive beryllium conscious astir Sunday’s (February 15, 2026) T20 World Cup crippled against Pakistan. “We knew we had this crippled connected the 15th, and we person prepared for it. But we privation to play bully cricket. When you play an India-Pakistan game, it’s much astir the occasion. It’s a large platform, obviously,” helium said.
He besides hinted that Abhishek Sharma could play. “Well if the Pakistan skipper (Salman Agha) wants to spot Abhishek bat, past good we volition play him,” Suryakumar said. And erstwhile pressed connected sharing handshakes with the opponents, helium instantly replied: “Just hold a bit, you volition cognize tomorrow, conscionable person your food, slumber good tonight.”
When a analogous asked whether helium prefers much matches against Pakistan, Suryakumar turned diplomatic: “Well, this [decision] is beyond me.” He conceded that the rival has done good recently, but didn’t spot immoderate circumstantial vantage Agha’s men could extract by virtuousness of having been successful Sri Lanka for a while. “Sri Lanka is adjacent to India. The pitches whitethorn beryllium a small different, but we person played capable present and cognize the conditions,” helium said.
Keeping enactment cards adjacent to his chest, the skipper emphasised that his portion has bully seamers, spinners and batters, and a telephone connected the playing XI would beryllium made aft assessing the conditions. And arsenic for the rain-forecast, Suryakumar said: “We cannot power the weather, we volition look astatine playing bully cricket”.
