Shimron Hetmyer Not Yet Reached India For T20 World Cup 2026: ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is going to start from 7th February. This tournament is to be played jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. There will be a tough competition between 20 teams to become world champion. Before the start of the T20 World Cup, shocking news has come out from a team. One player of this team has not reached India yet, whereas it has to play the match on the opening day of the tournament and this star player is stuck in South Africa.

Shimron Hetmyer has not reached India yet

Before the start of T20 World Cup 2026, the West Indies team has suffered a big setback. His team’s star batsman Shimron Hetmyer is stuck in South Africa due to visa related problem and is not able to join his team in India. Let us tell you, West Indies has to play its first match against Scotland on 7th February, but Hetmyer is still stuck in Johannesburg. Cricket West Indies (CWI) has also issued a statement saying that ‘this matter will be resolved soon.’

West Indies lost in the warm up match

Let us tell you, the West Indies team is already in match mood for the T20 World Cup. After facing defeat in the warm-up match against Afghanistan on Wednesday i.e. February 4, the Caribbean team is now preparing for the next match, while Hetmyer’s absence is a big loss for the team. Hetmyer recently performed brilliantly in the three-match T20 series against South Africa. He scored the maximum of 171 runs in the series, in which his best score was 75 runs.

Were excluded from the 2022 T20 World Cup

Shimron Hetmyer remained in the news even in the year 2022 due to such an incident. He missed his scheduled flight to Australia for the T20 World Cup, after which Shimron Hetmyer was dropped from the T20 World Cup team. Later, Shamrah Brooks was included in the team in place of Hetmyer.

Harshit Rana Injured In The T20 World Cup Warm Up Match: Before the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, the process of injuries to the players of Team India is not stopping. Now a new name of fast bowler Harshit Rana has been added to this list. Harshit suffered an injury in the warm-up match against South Africa, after which he looked in a lot of pain. It became difficult for him to even walk two steps properly. The picture of Harshit Rana holding his knee and limping, which emerged in the warm-up match, has increased the concern of the Indian team before the opening match against America in the T20 World Cup 2026.

When did Harshit Rana get injured?

The warm-up match of T20 World Cup 2026 was played between India and South Africa on 4 February in Navi Mumbai. Team India won this match by 30 runs. During this match, Harshit Rana got injured, the seriousness of which can be gauged from the fact that he was able to bowl one over with great difficulty, in which he gave 16 runs.

Left the field limping holding his knees

According to reports, due to injury, Harshit Rana had to stop his run-up twice during an over, after which he limped out of the field holding his knee. At present, no official information has been revealed about how serious Harshit’s injury is. If Harshit’s injury turns out to be serious then it will increase the tension for Team India, because he contributes to the Indian team with both ball and bat.

Team India struggling due to injury

Before Harshit Rana, Team India is struggling with the injury of Washington Sundar. Sundar was injured in the first match of the ODI series against New Zealand, after which he is out of Team India. However, there are reports that he will become fit in time, but no official news has come yet. Tilak Verma has also just returned fit. Akshar Patel has also recovered from finger injury.

Abhishek Sharma Retired Out In Warm Up Match: Team India played against South Africa last night i.e. on 4 February in its only warm-up match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. In this match, Ishan Kishan started the Indian innings with Abhishek Sharma. Against South Africa, Abhishek Sharma scored only 24 runs in 18 balls and then he left the field and returned to the pavilion. India won the toss and batted first and scored 240 runs for 5 wickets and restricted the Proteas team to 210 runs.

Why was Ishan Kishan retired?

In the warm-up match of the T20 World Cup 2026 played between India and South Africa, Ishan Kishan scored a explosive half-century and after that he retired out and returned to the pavilion. Ishaan decided to go out in 5.4 overs. During this period, he scored 53 runs in just 20 balls with the help of 2 fours and 7 skyscraper sixes. This is a common practice in warm-up matches so that more players can get a chance to bat or bowl and other players of the team can also get match practice.

Why did Abhishek Sharma retire out?

Abhishek Sharma was not in his rhythm during the practice match against South Africa. It is very rare to see that the teammate opening the innings with him scores a half-century and he is not able to score even 25 runs. However, this was seen in the warm-up match against South Africa. Ishaan scored a brilliant half-century in 20 balls, while Abhishek scored only 24 runs in 18 balls. After hitting 3 fours and 1 six in this innings, Abhishek decided to return from the field to the pavilion, because Abhishek was not able to time the ball. Therefore, he thought it right to give other batsmen a chance to practice.

Suryakumar Yadav Given Special Gift To The Players & Entire Team Members: Team India is ready for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, starting from 7th February. Team India has shown the trailer of its preparations for the 5-match home T20 series against New Zealand. Before this tournament, all the players of the Indian team, even the support staff members, were seen thanking captain Suryakumar Yadav the previous day.

Why did all the fellow players thank Suryakumar Yadav?

Actually, captain Suryakumar Yadav has given a special gift to the players and members of the entire team. That is why every player and member of the team has thanked Captain Suryakumar. The players have thanked Suryakumar Yadav in their Instagram story.

Suryakumar Yadav started a new venture

In T20 International, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has gifted a perfume to all his teammates. It is clear from the players’ Instagram stories that Suryakumar Yadav is preparing to enter the Indian market through that perfume brand. This is the reason why all the players have thanked him as well as congratulated him.

The whole country will also say thanks after winning the T20 World Cup.

You have learned why Team India players thanked Suryakumar Yadav, but the country will thank him only when he wins the title of T20 World Cup 2026. It has been a special thing for Team India in the last few days that captain Suryakumar Yadav has returned to his old form in the T20 series against New Zealand. With his bat, some of the same fast-paced innings were seen in this domestic match, for which Suryakumar Yadav is known.

Most Sixes in T20 World Cup History: The 10th edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is going to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from 7th February. Many records can be seen being broken and made in this World Cup too, but, we are talking about the cricketer who has the record of hitting the most number of sixes in the history of T20 World Cup. That explosive opening batsman is none other than Chris Gayle, who is also known as ‘Universe Boss’ in world cricket. However, Chris Gayle’s journey from an ordinary player to becoming the universe boss of cricket was never easy. There was a time when he had to carry garbage even to get food.

Batsman who hit most sixes in T20 World Cup

West Indies left-handed opening batsman Chris Gayle played a total of 33 matches in the T20 World Cup from 2007 to 2021. During this period, he came to bat on the crease 31 times and hit the maximum of 63 sixes. No other batsman has hit so many sixes in the T20 World Cup. After him in this list, the name of former Indian captain Rohit Sharma is there, who has hit a total of 50 sixes in 44 innings of 47 T20 World Cup matches. England’s Jos Buttler is at third place with 43 sixes, while Australia’s David Warner is at fourth place with 40 sixes, while India’s Virat Kohli is at 5th place, who has hit 35 sixes in the T20 World Cup.

Chris Gayle’s emotional story

Even though the net worth of Chris Gayle, who made the record of hitting most sixes in the T20 World Cup, is said to be Rs 375 crore today. He may have a bungalow and a car, but there was a time when he did not even have a brick house to live in. They had to live in slums. To earn a living, he used to carry garbage and his mother used to sell chips on the streets of Jamaica, but after his entry into cricket, the whole story changed.