3 min readMar 5, 2026 08:36 AM IST India vs England T20 World Cup 2026 Match Playing 11: Team India face a couple of questions about their playing XI for the semi-final against England on Thursday. For starters, should India keep the faith with opener Abhishek Sharma? The man who came into the tournament with a reputation of being the destroyer-in-chief for the Men in Blue has managed to score just 80 runs in six matches at an average of 13.33. Of those 80, 55 runs came in just a single innings. His strike rate of 131.14 has also not been at his usual best. With Rinku Singh sitting out of the XI in the previous game, and Ishan Kishan capable of slotting into the opener’s slot with Sanju Samson, there will be a slight temptation to drop Abhishek. But one glance at the scorecard of the last time Abhishek played at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium will make a strong case for India to retain the southpaw: he had smashed a 54-ball 135 at a strike …