Pakistan is set to drop Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi for the T20 World Cup match against Namibia after the heavy loss to India. Team management is reportedly considering major changes ahead of the crucial game.

Pakistan faced a significant defeat against India in the T20 World Cup. Pace legend Waqar Younis highlighted tactical errors by Pakistan. He stated the game was lost when India reached 175 runs. Younis also pointed out that Pakistan's bowling changes were not as effective as India's.

India’s approach reflected a modern white-ball blueprint: aggressive but calculated powerplay batting, tight middle-over control, and disciplined death bowling. Just as significant was their fielding intensity, which turned half-chances into breakthroughs and kept pressure on the opposition.

India post 175/7 in Colombo after Ishan Kishan’s blazing 77 set the platform, giving Pakistan a challenging chase in the T20 World Cup 2026 clash

In the upcoming T20 World Cup clash, India holds a narrow advantage due to better team balance.

Pakistan said that in solidarity with Bangladesh, it would boycott the cricket match against India in Colombo. Then Sri Lanka walked in to provide all actors with an off-ramp.

Making his T20 World Cup debut on February 10 at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Tariq was introduced into the attack by captain Salman Agha during the 12th over.