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‘India hasn’t been challenged yet’: Virender Sehwag gives Super 8 warning | Cricket News – The Tech Word News

February 20, 2026
India’s Hardik Pandya and his teammates (ANI Photo) Former India opener Virender Sehwag has expressed reservations about India’s bowling power as the team prepares for the Super 8 leg of the T20 World Cup. Led by Suryakumar Yadav, the defending champions cruised through the group stage winning all four matches to progress comfortably.India dominated Group A, which featured opponents from the Pakistan national cricket team among others, but Sehwag believes tougher tests lie ahead. With unbeaten South Africa national cricket team facing them in their opening Super 8 match on Sunday, he pointed out that India’s bowling attack is yet to be fully tested.

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“I don’t think India have been challenged yet. India struggled a bit in the first match but since then they have been playing consistent cricket. The real test will start in the Super 8s. Today India scored 193 but also conceded 176. So India will have to look at their bowling. When we come up against a better batting line-up, how will this bowling unit be used?” Sehwag said during a discussion on Cricbuzz.India’s latest outing saw them outclass the Dutch national cricket team by 17 runs in Ahmedabad after posting 193/6 and allowing the Dutch to reach 176/7 in reply.In the same conversation, former Indian pacer Mohit Sharma also weighed in on the debate over India’s bowling composition, especially in the death overs.“There is still doubt as to what combination India will go with in the Super 8s. If you have an all-rounder like Axar Patel at No. 8, then who can bowl at the death? If a team like the Netherlands can ask questions in the death over, then there are bigger challenges. If Arshdeep is there, you can be a bit flexible because he can bounce alongside Bumrah, who is not a death.”India’s Super 8 campaign begins against South Africa on February 22 in Ahmedabad. They will then travel to Chennai to take on Zimbabwe before completing the leg in Kolkata against the West Indies.

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