India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, front left, and Namibia’s captain Gerhard Erasmus, front second left, with former cricketer and commentator Ravi Shastri, back left, and others during the toss before an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match between India and Namibia, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi, on February 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus won the toss and opted to field against India in their T20 World Cup match here on Thursday. Sanju Samson came in for Abhishek Sharma, who is still not 100% after suffering a stomach infection, while Jasprit Bumrah replaced Mohammed Siraj in the India XI. Ben Shikongo and Malan Kruger are playing in place of Dylan Leicher Leicher and Willem Myburgh respectively for Namibia. Teams: India: Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy. Namibia: Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (capt), JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), Ruben Trumpelmann, Malan Kruger, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Max Heingo. Published – February 12, 2026 07:24 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Erode Collector issues public health advisory over bird flu KTR exudes confidence of BRS winning civic body polls in city