Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav confirmed that Abhishek Sharma will play the T20 World Cup 2026 match against Pakistan in Colombo on Sunday. Referring to Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha saying that they would want Abhishek to play, Suryakumar said, "If Pakistan captain wants...we will play him." Abhishek had missed the match against Namibia due to stomach infection.