The last four teams of T20 World Cup 2026 have been met. India made it to the semi-finals by defeating West Indies in the knockout match on Sunday. In the match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Team India achieved the target of 196 runs by losing five wickets with four balls remaining. With this victory, the Indian team gave a befitting reply to former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Aamir. Aamir had said before the match against South Africa that the Indian team would not reach the semi-finals. Now Aamir is being criticized a lot for this statement.
‘Baba’ Aamir became Fuss Aamir
Actually, after this statement of Aamir, Team India had lost at the hands of South Africa. Aamir had told anchor Tabish Hashmi in the Pakistani TV show ‘Harna Mana Hai’ that Team India will not reach the semi-finals because India has a lot of left-handed batsmen. Aamir had said that India’s batting is collapsing. He had predicted South Africa and West Indies to reach the semi-finals from Super-8 Group-1. After this statement of his. India’s batting was exposed against Africa. After this, Aamir was immediately given the tag of ‘Baba Aamir’ in the show. Even before Team India’s victory against Zimbabwe and the match against West Indies, Aamir stuck to his statement that India would not be able to reach the semi-finals. He even made a bet with two Pakistani cricketers, Rashid Latif and Ahmed Shehzad, who were present on the show. Aamir said that India will lose to West Indies. At the same time, Shahzad and Latif had said that India will also defeat West Indies and then win the semi-finals and reach the finals.
Aamir’s statement on India’s victory
However, after Team India’s victory on Sunday, Aamir’s attitude changed in the same show. He definitely congratulated Team India, but kept pointing out India’s weaknesses. He said, ‘India proved me wrong and I will give credit to the entire team because it is their right here. But if I judge it only from the cricketing point of view, then overall India is not playing good cricket. I’m still saying it. Look at his fielding. He dropped three to four catches and made several mistakes in the field. Except Bumrah, every other bowler is getting beaten. India is playing on the strength of only one bowler. I still believe that India is not the hot favorite (most favorite team to win the title) of T20 World Cup 2026. Along with this, Aamir also praised Sanju’s courageous innings. Aamir said, ‘Sanju played the best innings of his life. I have seen his innings in IPL and other matches, but this inning, and that too in a do-or-die knockout match, was very special.
Trying to create psychological pressure?
However, after Aamir’s statement, the debate has intensified in the cricket world and among the fans whether this is just a strategy from the Pakistanis to create psychological pressure. Because his own team is out of the T20 World Cup. The Pakistan team itself is not able to perform well and runs only on greed and politics and they do not even digest the success of others.
Victory is not achieved by scoundrels.
After all the drama of PCB and statements of Mohsin Naqvi before the T20 World Cup, India has now shown Pakistan why the Indian team is one of the strongest teams, so the neighboring country is not able to digest this. Team India showed Pakistan that mere talk does not work, it has to be demonstrated on the field. Now the Indian team will face England in the second semi-final on March 5 at Wankhede, Mumbai, while New Zealand will face South Africa in the first semi-final on March 4.