ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Captain Suryakumar Yadav reveales what led to Team India's loss to South Africa
Team India suffered its first defeat in the T20 World Cup 2026. They suffered a crushing defeat against South Africa in the Super 8s.
After this defeat, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav said his team will come back strongly.
When asked after the match what India needs to improve on in the remaining matches of the tournament, Suryakumar replied, "Bat well, bowl well, and field well. That's all."
He said, "We will try to keep things simple. We will play the kind of cricket we want to play, and I think we will come back strongly."
We lost too many wickets in the powerplay
Chasing 188, the Indian team lost three wickets in the powerplay. Suryakumar Yadav expressed regret over the team's initial faltering and subsequent loss.
He said, "Sometimes you have to think that if you're chasing 180-185, you can't win the match in the powerplay, but you can lose the match in the powerplay."
The Indian captain said, "We lost too many wickets in the powerplay. Then we couldn't build the partnerships we wanted to when chasing 180-185."
He said, "But that's part of the game. We've learned from it. We'll sit down, review, and come back stronger."