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After winning the title of T20 World Cup 2026, the Indian team has not been able to taste victory till now. India has lost in the two-match T20 series against Ireland. After this, in the first T20 against England, the team scored 189 runs for 7 wickets, but the match could not be completed due to rain. Now all eyes are going to be on the performance of Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma and Akshar Patel in the second T20 match on 4th July. The place of one of these players in the team also seems to be in danger.
sanju samson
Sanju Samson has played an important role in India’s title win in the T20 World Cup 2026, but since then he has not been seen in his rhythm. In the first match against Ireland, he scored 4 runs on 5 balls. He could not even open his account in the second match. In the first T20 against England, he faced 7 balls, but could score only 1 run. In such a situation, a big innings is expected from him in the second match to be held in Manchester, because Vaibhav Suryavanshi is waiting to get a chance in the team.
Tilak Verma
Tilak Verma has been made the vice-captain of the Indian T20 team, but in the recent matches he has not been able to perform as per his responsibility. While batting in the middle order, he has been seen slowing down the run rate instead of increasing it. In the first match against Ireland, he scored 19 runs on 21 balls. In the second match, he scored 55 runs on 46 balls. After this, in the first T20 against England, he scored 13 runs in 13 balls. At that time India had scored 88 runs in 8.2 overs. If Tilak does not change his batting style, then problems may increase for him in future.
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Akshar Patel
Akshar Patel’s name is also included in this list. The kind of contribution that is expected from him in the lower order has not been seen so far. Despite being one of the most experienced players in the current Indian T20 team, he has not been able to bat as expected in foreign conditions. In the last match, the team management has sent Harshit Rana to bat before Akshar Patel. And on the last ball of the innings, he considered it wide and left it, even though the ball was within the boundary line. After his performance, questions have started being raised about his position.
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