12 February,2026 05:45 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Gerhard Erasmus (Pic: X/@ICC)
Namibia is all set to lock horns with Team India in the T20 World Cup 2026 match, which is scheduled to be played on Thursday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Ahead of the game, Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus expressed disappointment for not getting a night training session before the India clash.
He also said that, except for the players who have played in leagues such as the Nepal Premier League and ILT20, the players don't get the chance to train under the lights very often.
"We haven't got any lights in Namibia. Infrastructure-wise, it's probably the challenge for us. So yeah, it's not a casual thing. Barring the guys who have played in the Nepal Premier League, ILT20 and the World Cups we have played, you don't get accustomed to lights and train under it very often," he said.
Despite missing out on the night session, the skipper expressed confidence by saying that his team will do things in their "Namibian" way.
"Yeah, we haven't been given night training before this game. I don't know why. I think India have two night trainings and I see outside that Canada are going to have a night training now. So make of that what you want, but we'll just rock up and do our Namibian way, which is to fight," said Erasmus.
Currently, the "Men in Blue" are placed in the second position in Group A with a net run rate (NRR) of +1.450 and two points. On the other hand, Namibia is in fourth place with a net run rate (NRR) of -1.033.
It will be interesting to see if Team India's Abhishek Sharma manages to make his appearance in the match. Earlier, he was hospitalised due to a stomach infection.
India: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Sanju Samson (WK), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan (WK), Rinku Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Abhishek Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Tilak Varma.
Namibia: Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jan Frylinck, JJ Smit, Gerhard Erasmus, Bernard Scholtz, Malan Kruger, Zane Green (WK), Ruben Trumpelmann, Louren Steenkamp, Ben Shikongo, Jan Balt, Dylan Leicher, Jack Brassell, Mac Heingo, Willem Pieter Myburgh.
(With ANI Inputs)
