Star India batsman Ishan Kishan was seen in discomfort after a yorker from pacer Jasprit Bumrah hit him during the practice session at the Oval on Wednesday, February 11. This before the Men in Blue’s second match of T20 World Cup 2026, slated to be played against Namibia on Thursday, February 12 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
On the eve of the game, RevSportz reported Ishan was hit on his left toe during preparations. He was lying on the ground when the physio came to attend him and he was also attended by bowling coach Morne Morkel and batting coach Sitanshu Kotak while walking off, after suffering a blow behind his ears.
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Ishan Kishan got injured by Bumrah's Yorker.☠️
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— Gems of Cricket (@GemsOfCrickets) February 12, 2026The 27-year-old did, meanwhile, return to bat in the nets again according to that same publication, but looked uncomfortable. The southpaw’s injury is something that Camp-management or Team-India wouldn’t like to prolong the retrieval and they’ll be hoping for the gate-crasher’s hand to be a minor injury.
Abhishek has a stomach infection and was discharged from the hospital earlier today. Whether he would play in the match is up in the air, but team management is hopeful its swashbuckling batter will be available. Abhishek Update: Tilak Varma Updates Abhishek during the pre-match press conference on Wednesday.
“He went to the hospital for an examination. He has been discharged. Hopefully, he’ll be okay till the game. Still some time to decide on his participation.” (as quoted by RevSportz)
On a good note, Washington Sundar has fully recovered from his side strain and has been practicing with the team for the past two days.
India wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan has been in fine form lately
Ishan Kishan’s international comeback came in the five-game home T20I series vs New Zealand, played earlier this year in January. He played four matches, attaining 215 runs at an average of 53.75 and a strike rate of 231.18 batting at No.3, scoring one fifty and one hundred in the tournament.
In the T20 World Cup 2026 opener against the USA at Mumbai on February 7, he opened with Abhishek Sharma and scored 20 off 16 balls in an eight-wicket win for the hosts.
