Suryakumar Yadav for India - (Source: X.com)
In a significant development, India captain Suryakumar Yadav has confirmed that Abhishek Sharma has regained full fitness and will play against Pakistan on February 15 at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Notably, ahead of the India vs Pakistan match, Suryakumar Yadav attended the pre-match presser where he confirmed Sharma's availability for tomorrow's match.
Suryakumar Yadav Confirms Abhishek's availability with dig at Agha Salman
Notably, SKY confirmed Abhishek's availability with a dig at Salman Agha, who had wished for Abhishek's presence in India vs Pakistan match on February 15.
"If Pakiatan captain wants... we will play him," remarked SKY taking a dig at Salman Agha's remark during press-conference.
For the unversed, before Suryakumar Yadav, Agha Salman had attended the press conference, where he wished for Abhishek to play against the Men in Green.
“We can't help with weather. I hope Abhishek Sharma plays tomorrow. I hope he's recovering well. We want to play against the best,” said Salman Agha during the presser.
Suryakumar Yadav talks about preparation for Pakistan match
As per the hybrid model, India arrived in Colombo for their match against Pakistan. It will be Men in Blue's first game in Sri Lanka in this tournament. Meanwhile, a journalist asked SKY about their preparations for Pakistan match as the game was initially called off because of PCB's boycott.
However, SKY confirmed that despite PCB's stance, India were anyhow preparing for the game.
"As I said before coming we were preparing for the game. We were always prepared for the game. We were focused only on that," he remarked in the presser.
SKY on India's Batting template against Pakistan
Notably, Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, won't be the same as flat tracks in India and will force the two teams to change their batting templates. SKY was asked the same, to which he replied that the team will play according to the conditions.
"I feel talking about this team we started when Rohit was there. And after GG bhai took over, he gave us a lot of freedom. He knows the risks involved. That is the best thing about this team. It depends on the conditions. If it's a tricky situation, we have to adapt."
Notably, the first visuals of Premadasa pitch were out on Saturday, February 14 and it will be the same that was used between Zimbabwe and Australia match played a couple of days ago.
It will be a challenging track, where the bowlers will have a lot of say. Other than the pitch, the rain threat also looms over the match and a lot of conditions will determine India's playing XI for the upcoming game.
Same goes for Pakistan, who have played two matches in Colombo, but it will be their first match of the tournament at the Premadasa Stadium, which is why the Men in Green will be in a position of advantage coming into India clash.
