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India registered a dominant 61-run win over Pakistan in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 clash in Colombo but the catching was not on-point throughout. India dropped as many as four catches. Kuldeep Yadav dropped on of the catches and drew ire of all-rounder Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav. After Pakistan were bowled out for 114 in 18 overs, Kuldeep had a heated chat with Pandya. Later, during the customary handshake among teammates and support staff, Kuldeep did not greet Suryakumar properly which shocked the skipper.
The video of the incident has gone viral on social media -
The dropped catch took place in the 18th over. Ishan Kishan had already dropped Shaheen Afridi's catch. On the last ball of the over, Kuldeep dropped a catch at long-on which led to Pandya using some crafty language.
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Kuldeep’s economical spell
The left-arm chinaman replaced Arshdeep Singh in the playing eleven on the spin-friendly track at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. The wrist spinner was introduced by Suryakumar in the 10th over of the innings. In his second over, he delivered with Mohammad Nawaz's wicket. He did not complete his quota of four overs. From three overs, Kuldeep conceded just 14 runs.
Will Kuldeep feature in next game?
India’s next game is against Netherlands at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on February 18. It will be interesting to see whether Kuldeep retains his place in the side.
It is a dead rubber game. The team management may not risk an injury to their pacer Arshdeep, saving him for the Super 8. clash On February 22, India are set to go up against Aiden Markram's South Africa in Ahmedabad.
Kuldeep has played just one T20I in Ahmedabad. In 2023 against New Zealand, he conceded 12 runs from one over. New Zealand were bowled out for 66 in 12.1 overs, losing to India by a huge margin of 168 runs.
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