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IND vs ZIM T20 World Cup 2026: The Indian team has come under heavy criticism after their humiliating loss in the opening match of the Super Eight against South Africa. In particular, questions have been raised about the batting failure.
The Indian team has come under heavy criticism after the humiliating loss in the first match of the Super Eight against South Africa. In particular, questions have been raised about the batting failure. Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma’s innings lacked aggression, fans and pundits opined. This poor performance left India’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals in doubt.
In this situation, there are indications that there may be a big change in the top batting order of the team before the next match against Zimbabwe in Chennai. Meanwhile, a video has gone viral on social media, where India head coach Gautam Gambhir is seen having a deep discussion with Abhishek Sharma on the team bus. As the team boarded the bus from Chennai airport, the scene was caught on camera and quickly went viral.
Although the team management was hoping for a debutant, he failed to capitalize on that opportunity in the match against South Africa. Chasing a big target, he gave a glimmer of hope with a boundary at the start, but was dismissed for 15 runs. After that, the Indian innings collapsed quickly and eventually the team lost by a huge margin of 76 runs.
Gautam Gambhir started coaching Abhishek Sharma right there on the team bus. But sir, please stop this show in front of the cameras. You should have learned from Rohit Sharma how to explain things to a player, how to build their confidence, and how to bring out their best… pic.twitter.com/MmBKCRqY6d
— ???????????????????????????⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) February 23, 2026
As a result of this loss, not only the match, but also the confidence of the team suffered. Concerns have grown over the consistent failure of the top order. There is no room for mistakes to survive in the Super Eight. The team arrived in Chennai on Monday and India are gearing up hard for the ‘must win’ match against Zimbabwe on February 26.
Kolkata, West Bengal
