3 min read Last Updated : Feb 21 2026 | 6:48 PM IST
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav admitted that his side are not worried about a single thing going into their Super 8 encounter against South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Surya said during the pre match press conference that his side are not really worried about small aspects like Abhishek's form, or India's troubles with the spinners and are ready to enter the next stage of the tournament with full confidence. When asked about what Team India's biggest worry is ahead of the clash, Surya had a direct and one-word answer to the question that he delivered with a slight grin on his face - "None." The reply showed how confidence the Men in Blue are in the shortest format of the game and are looking forward to play more challenging matches in the tournament.
'We will cover for Abhishek' With a lot of questions surrounding Abhishek Sharma's form in his debut T20 World Cup, the skipper was quick to back his opener despite three consecutive ducks in the tournament and said that he and his side trusts him to play with the same template, not worrying about losing his wicket early on in the powerplay. When he scores a run, you have seen what happens. It happens, it's a team sport, it keeps going on. Now the team has a requirement that the boy should play with his identity. So he is trying to play. If it happens, then it's fine, if it doesn't, then we are there to cover. Last year he covered for us, now we will cover for him. India ready to adapt to any wicket
Ahead of their Super 8 clash against the South Africa national cricket team, Suryakumar Yadav spoke to the media about India’s preparation for varying pitch conditions. He expressed full confidence that the Men in Blue are well-equipped to handle different surfaces.
“I think we are ready to adapt to any sort of wickets. If you see from the first game, we have been playing on different kinds of wickets. When we started our campaign from Wankhede till the last league game which we played. I think the wickets were not too challenging but a little tricky. But then at the end of the day we played enough cricket to understand what kind of batting we need to do in post power play and then take on and finish the game.”
Suryakumar emphasized that India’s experience across multiple venues has allowed the team to understand how to approach different conditions effectively, giving them the confidence to tackle any challenge the Super 8 stage may present.
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