India captain Suryakumar Yadav said that the team had already started planning for the 2026 T20 World Cup after winning the title in 2024. Surya is set to lead India against South Africa, the team they had beaten in the 2024 World Cup final to end their ICC Trophy draught, in a 5-match T20I series set to kickstart from Cuttack on Tuesday.

“Our 2026 T20 World Cup preparation began right after we won the T20 World Cup in 2024… Our preparation is similar. The preparation started after the T20 World Cup 2024 got over. Since then, we have been trying new things and everything is working for us,” Surya said on Monday.

“I feel in the last 5-6 series which we have played, we have tried and played with a similar combination. We have not changed too much… Everything is going well. We wanted to c

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