{"id":18441,"date":"2026-02-26T20:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/2026\/02\/26\/t20-world-cup-ind-vs-zim-india-in-a-west-indies-frame-of-mind\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T20:44:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:44:00","slug":"t20-world-cup-ind-vs-zim-india-in-a-west-indies-frame-of-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/2026\/02\/26\/t20-world-cup-ind-vs-zim-india-in-a-west-indies-frame-of-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"T20 World Cup – Ind vs Zim – India in a West Indies frame of mind"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There is a way people like to bat these days. \u201cOnce the wicket falls, the next ball I will hit a six. Then I will bowl a four,\u201d said Tilak Varma.<\/div>\n

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And they spent Thursday afternoon watching Shai Hope’s men lose to South Africa, making life a little less complicated for India moving forward in the T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy family was also in that room,\u201d said Arshdeep Singh. "And every time a West Indies batsman hit a six, my father would swear, ‘What are you doing?’ I thought, ‘Okay, just enjoy the game and hope that South Africa wins our remaining two games and play well’. The results will take care of themselves.’ It will be.”<\/div>\n

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India will travel to Kolkata on Friday to prepare for their virtual quarter-final against West Indies. This is the first time the two teams will face each other in a T20 World Cup since 2016. Both Tilak and Arshdeep emphasized that the conditions at Eden Gardens will dictate how the Indian batsmen structure their innings.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut at the same time, we want to play brave cricket,\u201d Tilak said. \u201cThe brand of cricket we played today and from last year we want to maintain the same intention in the next game.<\/p>\n

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"So if the wicket is not good, we will adjust and maintain that intensity. But I won’t say we want to score 250-plus. But if the team allows us, if we get off to a good start, of course we will do that.”<\/p>\n

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Arshdeep commented on how the bowlers have accepted this style of play. "As long as our batsmen are happy batting on these wickets, we are happy. We don’t mind conceding runs. Our game plan for the last year or two has been to score big runs and then try to defend them. So as long as we continue to get those kinds of wickets where the batsmen are free to play (because we bat down to number eight), as long as we get freedom from wickets where they can score freely, we are much less comfortable doing the dirty work. I\u2019m happier, so the important thing is to enjoy batting and defend my scores.\u201d<\/p>\n

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