Tilak Verma has disappointed with his batting so far in the T20 World Cup 2026. His biggest innings so far has been 31 runs, which was against Netherlands. In the Super-8 against South Africa, he got out after playing a bad shot, after which he is being criticized a lot. Now former Indian cricketer Krishnammachari Srikkanth has criticized him and has also raised questions on his being in the playing 11.

Tilak Verma was injured before the T20 World Cup 2026, he underwent surgery and made a comeback. Tilak was in good form before the injury, he played an important role in India’s victory in the Asia Cup. But his bat is silent in the ongoing edition of T20 World Cup. He has scored 107 runs in 5 matches, his strike rate is 118.88. Everyone is criticizing Tilak after he got out after playing an irresponsible shot against South Africa. He went forward to hit the shot, on which the ball touched the bat and went into the hands of the wicketkeeper. After this, former player Krishnammachari Srikanth also gave a sharp reaction against him.

Questions raised on Tilak Verma being in playing 11

Krishnammachari Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel, ‘If Sanju Samson comes in the playing 11, there is no place for Tilak Verma. People are also raising questions regarding the return of Tilak. There is also a possibility that after the way he played the shot today, he may be dropped from the playing 11. This shot was quite ridiculous. After such a shot, he did not deserve to be at the crease.

India’s semi-final path difficult

India’s batting looked weak even in the group stage, but in the important match against South Africa, the team collapsed. Chasing the target of 188, the Indian team was reduced to 111 runs. After this big defeat by 76 runs, Team India’s path to reach the semi-finals has become difficult.

Now India has to win its next two matches. Even after this, South Africa should defeat West Indies. With this, West Indies will remain at 2 points and India will have 4 points. If West Indies defeats South Africa then it will be very difficult for India to reach the semi-finals.

When is India’s next match?

India’s next match in the Super-8 of T20 World Cup 2026 is with Zimbabwe on Thursday, 26 February. This match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from 7 pm.

Tilak Varma Fitness Update: The excitement of T20 World Cup 2026 is just about to begin. 20 teams of the world will face each other, a total of 55 matches will be played in the tournament and all this will happen just for a shining trophy. India will enter this tournament as the defending champion, but Tilak Verma’s injury remains a matter of great concern. Now the latest update regarding his fitness has come out.

Tilak Verma, the most reliable batsman of India’s T20 team, has started practicing again. He shared a video on social media, in which it can be clearly seen that Tilak has started batting practice. According to the video going viral, Tilak is able to hit shots with good footwork.

The most important link of Team India

Tilak Verma is the most important link of Team India, who scored 187 runs at an average of 62.33 in four innings of the T20 series against South Africa in December 2025. His fitness is very good news for the Indian team. Has scored two half-centuries in the last 3 T20 innings.

Tilak Verma gave an example of his maturity when Team India lost 3 quick wickets against Pakistan in the Asia Cup final. In such a situation, Tilak gave a historic victory to Team India by playing an unbeaten inning of 69 runs.

In his absence, Ishan Kishan got a chance at number-3, which he left no stone unturned to capitalize on. Ishan Kishan got the opportunity to bat in 3 innings against New Zealand, in which he scored 112 runs including a half-century and also impressed everyone with his stormy strike rate.

most trusted tilak

Tilak Verma has proved to be the most reliable batsman of Team India at number-3. Till now, while batting at number three, he has scored 542 runs in 15 innings at an excellent average of 60.22 and both the century innings of his T20 career have also come in this batting order. At the fourth position also his batting average is 54.44.

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