'No one will get IPL contracts...': Manoj Tiwary's hilarious take on India's T20 World Cup 2026 must win clash vs WI goes viral

Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary hilariously warned the Suryakumar Yadav-led side that they might struggle to secure IPL contracts if they fail to defeat the West Indies in their crucial Super 8s clash of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

India and the West Indies are set to face off in what is almost like a quarter-final in the Super 8 stage. The stakes are simple: the team that wins will move on to the semi-finals, while the losing side will be knocked out of the tournament. Both teams currently have two points from two matches. They each secured big wins against Zimbabwe but were beaten by South Africa in this stage.

Manoj Tiwary's warning to Team India

While speaking on Cricbuzz, Tiwary shared that he feels confident about India’s chances in the upcoming match. He also spoke about India’s recent loss and gave his thoughts on what went wrong.

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"India have scored 256 in their last match, so from that position, they should go through. There is no pressure at all. The expectation would be to score over 200 and defeat the West Indies easily. If they can't defeat the West Indies, no one will get IPL contracts,” Tiwary said with a smile on his face.

India vs West Indies T20I head-to-head

India and the West Indies have met 30 times in T20 cricket. Out of these encounters, India have come out on top in 19 matches, while the West Indies have won 10. One game ended without a result.

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Squads

West Indies: Shai Hope (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd

India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh