Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak acknowledged pressure on India ahead of the must-win T20 World Cup Super Eights match against Zimbabwe but expressed confidence in his side's ability to handle the crunch situation. The heavy 76-run defeat against South Africa in Ahmedabad has made it mandatory for India to win the remaining two Super Eight matches against Zimbabwe here on Thursday, and against the West Indies in Kolkata on March 1.

"See obviously, World Cup in India, there will be pressure and a lot of expectations. I am a big believer that any international game you play, you will feel pressure. And this is a big pressure game, obviously, when you are representing a country," Kotak said in the pre-match press conference here on Wednesday. But Kotak did not suspect Indian players' mental fortitude. "I honestly believe just because we lost one game and we did not have a good partnership and all, people talk more about it (pressure).