On Sunday, India triumphed over Pakistan in their ICC T20 World Cup 2026 match in Colombo. The Men in Blue advanced to the Super 8 stages with a game in hand after the 61-run victory. During the festivities, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav were observed reprimanding Kuldeep Yadav, presumably for his failed catch of Shaheen Afridi.
After the game as the Indian team made their way to the dressing room, Hardik Pandya had a go at Kuldeep Yadav. Tilak Varma had a worried expression on his face while Rinku Singh stepped in to diffuse the tension. Captain Suryakumar Yadav was also seen exchanging some words with Kuldeep as he walked back with Hardik.
Hardik's anger presumably is for the Kuldeep Yadav's drop catch on the boundary. Shaheen Afridi miscued a slog with Kuldeep getting under the ball quite easily at the fence. However, a lapse of concentration saw him spill the catch which went over for a 6.
Instead of a wicket and having ended the game, Hardik had too see a maximum added to his bowling figures. Pandya was particularly irate because the ball before Kuldeep's catch drop, Ishan also spilled a catch behind the stumps.
Hardik did not let the catch drops deter him. He finished the job knocking over Usman Tariq to seal India's comprehensive victory.
