Mumbai: Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday, February 5, visited Shree Siddhivinayak Temple in Dadar to seek the blessings of Lord Ganesha as the T20 World Cup 2026 is set to begin on Saturday. He was accompanied by batting coach Sitanshu Hargovindbhai Kotak.
India will begin their ICC T20 World Cup 2026 campaign in two days. The Men in Blue will clash against the USA in the Group stage match at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Saturday, February 7. The IND vs USA match will begin at 7 pm.
Notably, Team India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, is amongst the strongest contenders to win the title this year. If India wins, they will become the first team to win back-to-back T20 World Cups. Just recently, Team India, on January 31, created history by breaking the world record for hitting the most sixes in a bilateral T20I series during IND Vs NZ final T20I at Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.
Earlier, Gambhir had also visited the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati ahead of the third T20I of the five-match series against New Zealand and offered prayers. Then, on January 29, after concluding the third game, the head coach, along with Team India players, also visited Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple in Simhachalam, Visakhapatnam, before the fourth T20I.
Washington Sundar Injury Update
Ahead of the IND vs USA group stage match, Captain Suryakumar Yadav also issued an update about the left-hand batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler, Washington Sunder, and said the team spoke to him and he is close to recovery. "We will be patient with Washington, don't want to rush with replacements. We will be with him, 100%. We spoke to him, and he is getting close," Suryakumar Yadav said in his press conference.
(With inputs from IANS)
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