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These 3 Star Cricketers of Team India Suddenly Take a Break in the Middle of the World Cup

Avijit
February 19, 2026 at 7:14 AM IST · 2 min read

India is undefeated in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Suryakumar Yadav has already secured a place in the Super Eights of the World Cup by defeating Pakistan by a huge margin of 61 runs in the last edition. Today, i.e. on February 18, India will face the Netherlands. However, the Indian team management is not giving special importance to this match before the last eight match. One of the reasons for this is that even if they lose today’s match, it will not affect India’s points table in that sense. Meanwhile, it is being heard that several players of Team India may be rested in today’s match against the Netherlands.

These players may be kept on the bench

Since India has secured a place in the Super Eights of the ongoing World Cup after the Pakistan match. As a result, a large section of experts believe that the Indian team (India National Cricket Team) is not giving special importance to the match in the Netherlands. Mainly because of that, some important cricketers of Team India may be kept on the bench in today’s match. Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and even Abhishek Sharma may be on that list.

Needless to say, India played its first match against America in the current World Cup. Team India’s star batter Abhishek Sharma was suffering from stomach pain even before that match. Later, he was admitted to the hospital with stomach problems. After a long treatment there, Abhishek returned to normal life from the hospital. He also took the field in the last match against Pakistan. However, he could not do anything with the bat, which is the terror of bowlers in T20 cricket. The Indian team management believes that Abhishek really needs rest at the moment. So he may be kept on the bench for the Netherlands match.

Who will take the entry?

According to several sources, Mohammad Siraj may be seen attacking for India against the Netherlands today as an alternative to Jasprit. It is also believed that Shivam Dubey can start the match with the ball in place of Hardik Pandya. Apart from this, Arshdeep Singh will also have a chance in today’s match. On the other hand, Sanju Samson can get a place as a replacement for Abhishek Sharma. Rinku Singh can play a little more time with the bat in today’s match, according to sources.

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