Abhishek Sharma did not play in Team India’s second match in the T20 World Cup 2026, because his health deteriorated after reaching Delhi. After being diagnosed with stomach infection, he remained hospitalized for 2 days. Although he was with the Indian team in the match against Namibia, it was visible from his face that he was not completely healthy. India’s next match is with Pakistan. Before this big match, Abhishek himself gave an update about his health.

Abhishek Sharma had attended the party organized at head coach Gautam Gambhir’s house in Delhi, but he left the party early. According to the report, it was at the party itself that he felt that he was not well. Later she was diagnosed with stomach infection and she was admitted to the hospital. On 11 February, he was discharged from the hospital and rejoined the team, but did not play in the match against Namibia. Now the big question is whether he will play in the match against Pakistan? Earlier, Abhishek told that he is fine now, but his weight has reduced a little.

Abhishek Sharma’s weight loss

This video of Arshdeep Singh and Abhishek Sharma is going viral, in which Arshdeep is asking him about his health. On this Abhishek told that everything is fine. After this Arshdeep asked have you become thin? So Abhishek said yes, everything is fine but I lost some weight.

Update on Abhishek Sharma by Arshdeep Singh, good to know he’s doing good pic.twitter.com/MbvOzMChmg

— (@ManishSRH) February 12, 2026

Will Abhishek Sharma be able to play the match against Pakistan?

Right now the situation is not clear whether Abhishek will play in this big match or not. It is also reported that Abhishek had fallen ill even before the match against USA. Let us tell you that in this match, Abhishek was out on his very first ball. The good thing is that he was seen practicing before the match in Delhi. Captain Surya said in his recent statement regarding him that he is not completely well right now. It is clear from this that BCCI will not be in any hurry regarding Abhishek’s return.

Abhishek Sharma Discharged From Hospital: There is good news for Team India that Abhishek Sharma has been discharged from the hospital. He had to be admitted to the hospital due to stomach infection. In a press conference, India’s star batsman Tilak Verma said that the decision to play Abhishek or to play him new will be taken based on how he feels during the match tomorrow. Tomorrow, on 12th February, India’s match with Namibia is to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Earlier it was reported that Abhishek Sharma was suffering from stomach related problem even in the match against USA. Due to this, he could not even come to the field for fielding. After coming to Delhi, his condition started getting worse, due to which he was admitted to the hospital. There were speculations that if Abhishek Sharma is not able to get fit in time, then Sanju Samson could be given a chance in the match against Namibia on 12th February.

Will Abhishek Sharma be able to play or not?

Will Abhishek Sharma be able to play in tomorrow’s match or not? On this, Tilak Verma said that whether Abhishek will be able to play or not, it will be decided tomorrow only how fit he feels before the match. Let us remind you that Abhishek was out on the very first ball of his innings in the match against USA.

On Tuesday, Sanju Samson had sweated a lot in the nets. This indicates that if Abhishek is not fully fit then the Indian team management wants to keep all options open. It is also being told that Abhishek Sharma had dinner at Gautam Gambhir’s house on Sunday.

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Abhishek Sharma Fitness Update: The match between India and Namibia will be played in the T20 World Cup 2026 on 12 February. Before that, bad news has come for Team India, because opening batsman Abhishek Sharma has fallen ill. India’s next match will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, where the players practiced on Tuesday. But Abhishek Sharma did not become a part of this practice session.

Most of the players of Team India became a part of this training session held on Tuesday. All-rounder Washington Sundar is also associated with Team India in Delhi, who has returned from injury. Sundar was also seen practicing. Coach Ryan ten Deutsche has said that Abhishek Sharma is still ill. Let us tell you that he played the match with USA while he was ill.

Indian coach Ryan ten Deutsche said, “Abhishek Sharma is currently having a stomach problem. We hope that he will be fully fit in 2 days and will be available for the next match.” In the match against USA, Abhishek was out on his very first ball and did not even come to field due to illness.

Will Sanju replace Samson?

Sanju Samson was also seen sweating in the nets. It is being speculated that if Abhishek Sharma is not fit before February 12, then Sanju Samson may return to the team. Samson was constantly getting the opportunity to open, but in the first match of the World Cup, Ishan Kishan opened the innings with Abhishek Sharma.

The Indian team won its first match in the T20 World Cup 2026 against USA by 29 runs. After this, Team India will face Namibia on 12th February and then the famous India vs Pakistan match will be played on 15th February. For this, Team India will go to Colombo.

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