Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|13-02-2026
2 veteran players out of T20 World Cup. (Photo- GETTY)
T20 World Cup 2026: The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is being hosted by India and Sri Lanka. At the very beginning of the tournament, some teams have suffered major setbacks and their star players have been out. Now the names of 2 more legendary players have been included in this list. Both these greats are out of the tournament due to injury. Both these names are very famous in the cricket world and their absence is going to cause big loss to their teams.
Zimbabwe suffered a big blow
Bad news has emerged for Zimbabwe.
40-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Brendan Taylor has been ruled out of the remaining matches of the tournament due to a hamstring injury. This information was given by Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza at the time of toss before the match against Australia in Colombo. Taylor suffered this injury in the first match of the tournament against Oman, in which Zimbabwe won. In that match, he retired hurt after scoring 31 runs in 30 balls. He also took three catches while wicket-keeping, but injury has prevented him from playing further.Now Ben Curran has been included in the team in place of Taylor.
Karan is a top order batsman, who has centuries in Test and ODI, but this will be his first time in T20 International. His entry is expected to bring some strength to Zimbabwe's batting.The captain of this team is out
On the other hand, Ireland has also suffered a big blow. Team captain and experienced opener Paul Stirling has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament due to a knee ligament injury. He suffered this injury in the match against Australia which he lost by 67 runs on Wednesday. He fell on his knees while taking a catch while fielding.
Later, while batting, the injury became more serious while trying to take a single. Ligament damage has been confirmed in the scan.In place of Sterling, now uncapped young batsman Sam Topping has been included in the team. Topping is a left-handed opener and played four ODIs for Ireland A against Afghanistan A last year. His entry will give a new start to the team, but the burden of captaincy will now fall on another player, which can affect the team's strategy.
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