- By Vishal Pushkar
- Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:06 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
T20 World Cup 2026: Ahead of the T20 World Cup clash against India, Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus took a swipe at the organisers as his side did not receive a light training session at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Erasmus stated that a training session under lights could have played a huge part in their preparation, as they don't have such infrastructure in Namibia.
Namibia, who are searching for their first win in the tournament, will have a task cut out for them as they take on the defending champions India on Thursday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
"We haven't got any lights in Namibia. Infrastructure-wise, it's probably the challenge for us. So yeah, it's not a casual thing. Barring the guys who have played in the Nepal Premier League, ILT20 and the World Cups we have played, you don't get accustomed to lights and train under it very often," Erasmus said on the eve of the match against India.
"Yeah, we haven't been given night training before this game. I don't know why. I think India have two night trainings and I see outside that Canada are going to have a night training now. So make of that what you want, but we'll just rock up and do our Namibian way, which is to fight," he added.
According to ESPNcricinfo, an ICC official said Namibia's request for a training session under lights had come too late.
"All teams were given the training schedules well in advance of the tournament - on 27 January - and requests for changes in timings were entertained wherever possible. However, Namibia's request came in only the previous night (February 10) - too late for us to adjust the schedule," a spokesperson said.
Squads:
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