Updated On: 11 February, 2026 09:12 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said the team was always mentally prepared to face Pakistan in the T20 World Cup despite uncertainty over the fixture. While acknowledging Pakistan’s Colombo advantage, he confirmed Abhishek Sharma is recovering from a stomach upset ahead of the Namibia match

Ryan ten Doeschate
India were always mentally prepared to face Pakistan in the T20 World Cup league game, assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said on Monday.
“We kind of accepted that as a status quo and until we got there and they didn’t show up we were assuming we were going to play,” the former Netherlands captain told the media on Tues day.