{"id":761966,"date":"2026-02-13T14:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/761966\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:48:17","slug":"ind-vs-pak-will-abhishek-sharma-play-india-vs-pakistan-t20-world-cup-2026-match-in-colombo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/761966\/","title":{"rendered":"IND vs PAK: Will Abhishek Sharma Play India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026 Match in Colombo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>India National Cricket Team vs Pakistan\u00a0<\/strong><strong>National Cricket Team Match<\/strong>: India\u2019s explosive opening batter Abhishek Sharma remains doubtful for Sunday\u2019s high-profile T20 World Cup clash against Pakistan in Colombo after missing Group A match against Namibia due to illness. According to reports, the 24-year-old left-handed batter fell ill on the eve of India\u2019s tournament opener against the United States in Mumbai and was hospitalized in New Delhi for two days with a high fever and acute gastroenteritis. He was discharged Wednesday but did not train with the team ahead of India\u2019s match against Namibia at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Speaking at the toss against Namibia, India captain Suryakumar Yadav said, \u201cAbhishek isn\u2019t fine still, might take one or two games,\u201d signalling that the batter could miss another match. In his absence, Sanju Samson opened alongside Ishan Kishan and scored 22 off eight balls with three sixes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CAPTAIN SURYAKUMAR YADAV ON ABHISHEK SHARMA. \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbhishek is still not fine, he will miss a game or two\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mufaddal_vohra\/status\/2021934358127686021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, spinner Varun Chakravarthy offered a positive update on Sharma after the match. \u201cI think he will play the next match; I don\u2019t know. But as far as I\u2019ve spoken to him, he looks good and did some practice today also,\u201d Chakravarthy said, fueling speculation about Sharma\u2019s inclusion against Pakistan on Sunday in Colombo.<\/p>\n<p>Sharma himself appeared in a video shared by teammate Arshdeep Singh, giving fans a glimpse of his recovery. He said he had lost 2 kilograms since being hospitalised and is following a strict diet of dal and rice. While the batter is undergoing light practice, the team management is expected to closely monitor his readiness, particularly his stamina and match fitness, ahead of the high-profile fixture.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The conversation between Abhishek Sharma and Arshdeep Singh after today&#8217;s match vs Namibia.<\/p>\n<p>Abhishek lost a few kgs, but hopefully he will be ready for the match against Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Varun Chakravarthy also said that he is getting ready for the next match. \ud83e\udd1d\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RNc5dPLUUn\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/RNc5dPLUUn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tejash (@Tejashyyyyy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tejashyyyyy\/status\/2022013661594943560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If Abhishek is unable to play, India is expected to continue with Sanju Samson in the opening slot alongside Ishan Kishan. His participation will be crucial, given his strong record against Pakistan in T20 internationals, where he has scored 110 runs at a strike rate of 189 in three previous encounters. His final participation may be confirmed after a full training session in Colombo.<\/p>\n<p>India and Pakistan will meet on Sunday in a crucial Group A match as both sides aim to secure a place in the next stage of the T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>India vs Namibia Match Highlights, ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"India National Cricket Team vs Pakistan\u00a0National Cricket Team Match: India\u2019s explosive opening batter Abhishek Sharma remains doubtful for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":761967,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4101],"tags":[11445,223715,223707,223704,152884,223718,223713,223719,1406,11096,223721,192480,215455,27836,223706,223716,71687,223712,27834,223714,223705,223711,5953,17703,223710,79,22959,223708,7379,53318,223717,223720,16,15,8056,223709,6469],"class_list":["post-761966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-abhishek-sharma","tag-abhishek-sharma-fitness-news","tag-abhishek-sharma-gastroenteritis","tag-abhishek-sharma-illness","tag-abhishek-sharma-injury-update","tag-abhishek-sharma-record-vs-pakistan","tag-arun-jaitley-stadium-match","tag-colombo-t20-world-cup-match","tag-cricket","tag-cricket-news","tag-cricket-off-the-field","tag-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026","tag-icc-t20-world-cup","tag-ind-vs-pak","tag-ind-vs-pak-colombo-match","tag-ind-vs-pak-team-news","tag-india-national-cricket-team","tag-india-vs-namibia-highlights","tag-india-vs-pakistan","tag-india-vs-pakistan-group-a-clash","tag-india-vs-pakistan-t20-world-cup-2026","tag-ishan-kishan-t20-world-cup","tag-pakistan-national-cricket-team","tag-sanju-samson","tag-sanju-samson-opening","tag-sports","tag-suryakumar-yadav","tag-suryakumar-yadav-statement","tag-t20-world-cup","tag-t20-world-cup-2026","tag-t20-world-cup-2026-latest-updates","tag-t20-world-cup-2026-squad","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-varun-chakaravarthy","tag-varun-chakravarthy-update","tag-viral-video"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=761966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/761967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=761966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=761966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=761966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}