Dinesh Karthik speaks about Team India's concern ahead of T20 World Cup 2026

Ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026 former cricketer Dinesh Karthik spoke about Team Indias solid form in the formatWhile speaking Karthik noted that the Men in Blue have won 29 out of 36 T20I matches they have played after their T20 World Cup 2024 triumph He also pointed out that the side tasted success in the Asia Cup 2025 where they defeated archrivals Pakistan thrice in the continental tournamentThe Indian team is in a very strong position at the moment As we sit here they have won 29 out of the 36 matches they have played in T20 cricket post the World Cup which is a phenomenal record to have In a very fickle format like T20 where upsets are the norm this level of consistency is remarkable Winning 29 out of the last 36 games they have played is I feel very hard to replicate For starters it tells you about the strength of the team They have also played a very good Asia Cup in the recent past and went past Pakistan in the final beating them three out of three times he saidTeam India is placed in Group A of the T20 World Cup 2026 along with teams such as Pakistan Namibia the USA and the NetherlandsFurther speaking the former cricketer said that considering that the other three nations are still hunting their way to prove themselves in international cricket India and Pakistan should be able to defeat them He then explained the nature of the shortest format of the gameIf you look at the depth of this group theres India theres Pakistan and then there are three associate nations who are still finding their feet at the international level You would expect India or Pakistan to beat them but the beauty of this format is that you cannot walk into any game thinking it is going to be easy You lose the toss you are bowling and suddenly you are thinking this could be challenging at the back end You need to get an abovepar score to give yourself a chance to defend under dew So I would say India are in a very good place Karthik explainedHe then feels depth bowling can be a concern for the Suryakumar Yadavled men in the global showpieceDeath bowling is a concern I think its a challenge because of the way they stack up their eleven When they have played in the subcontinent they have gone with Jasprit Bumrah Hardik Pandya as the second pacer and Shivam Dube as the third while backing their spinners heavily At times when the game goes deep especially when they are defending a total the back end can become a challenge said the 40yearold former cricketerThe Men in Blue will kick off their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign by playing a clash against the USA on February 7 at the Wankhede Stadium in MumbaiIndias squad for T20 World Cup 2026Suryakumar Yadav capt Abhishek Sharma Sanju Samson wk Tilak Varma Hardik Pandya Shivam Dube Axar Patel vicecapt Rinku Singh Jasprit Bumrah Harshit Rana Arshdeep Singh Kuldeep Yadav Varun Chakaravarthy Washington Sundar Ishan Kishan wkWith ANI Inputs