- By Himanshu Badola
- Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:57 PM (IST)
- Source:PTI
India vs Namibia, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Ishan Kishan displayed the menacing form he has shown of late in the India nets on Wednesday until being hit by a sharp Jasprit Bumrah yorker. Bumrah, bowling full tilt for the second day in a row, was a good sign for India, who missed his services in the T20 World Cup opener against the USA. However, the same could not be said about Kishan, who limped off the nets after being struck on the foot. Kishan did return to bat in the nets, but not for long.
However, Bumrah looks set to return to the playing eleven for the Namibia game, which will serve as a warm-up for him ahead of the Pakistan clash in Colombo on Sunday. "Bumrah is absolutely fine now. He's doing better. As I said, we still have one more day, so hopefully he'll be back in the team. If he continues to improve, the team management will take a call, and I think he could be back for the second game," said Tilak Varma on the eve of the game.
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Bumrah even took part in catching drills after his bowling stint. Sanju Samson, out of the side due to poor form, could get an opportunity if Abhishek Sharma doesn't recover in time from a stomach infection. Abhishek was hospitalised after his arrival in Delhi, but was discharged on Wednesday.
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"We still have one more day before the game, so hopefully we'll decide by tomorrow how he feels and then move forward accordingly," added Tilak.
Sanju was among the batters who had a good hit in the nets. Fit again, Washington Sundar bowled and batted, Suryakumar Yadav posed for umpteen selfies with DDCA officials after his session. The selfies were the order of the evening, with Kuldeep Yadav and Rinku Singh too obliging the DDCA officials and their families.
India vs Namibia Squads, ICC T20 World Cup 2026:
India Squad: Ishan Kishan(w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar
Namibia Squad: Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus(c), JJ Smit, Zane Green(w), Ruben Trumpelmann, Dylan Leicher, Willem Myburgh, Bernard Scholtz, Max Heingo, Malan Kruger, Ben Shikongo, Jack Brassell, Jan Balt