T20 WC: WI cannot be taken for granted; India needs a smart plan to handle their batting threat, says Gavaskar

IANS | February 27, 2026 12:18 PM

Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) Defending champions India registering a comfortable 72-run win over Zimbabwe may have steadied nerves in the camp, but legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar stated that they cannot afford to take two-time champions West Indies lightly and the Men in Blue need to come up with smart plans to tackle the Windies batting threat when the two teams meet in a cracking winner-takes-it-all Super Eights showdown in Kolkata on Sunday.

T20 WC: Zimbabwe bowlers could have executed defensive plans better, admits captain Raza

IANS | February 26, 2026 11:53 PM

Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza admitted his bowlers had failed to execute their defensive plans, which led to them suffering a 72-run loss to India in the Super Eights clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday. Zimbabwe didn’t have the discipline with the ball as India slammed their way to making 256/4.