‘India have two, Canada get theirs’: Namibia captain questions lack of night practice, highlights disparity

NEW DELHI: Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus has voiced frustration over the scheduling of training sessions ahead of his side’s high-profile T20 World Cup clash against hosts and favourites India, revealing that his team were not given a single opportunity to practise under lights despite the match being a night fixture.

The associate nation had played a day game against the Netherlands earlier in the week, and their subsequent training sessions were also held during daylight hours — a contrast to India, who trained twice at night in the lead-up to the contest.

“Yeah, we havent been given a night training before this game, I dont know why,” Erasmus said on Wednesday, hinting at the disparity. “I think India has two night training sessions and I see outside that Canada will have a night training now, so make of that what you want, but well just rock up and do our Namibian way, which is to fight.”

The issue is particularly significant for Namibia, who rarely experience day-night conditions due to limited infrastructure back home. Erasmus admitted that adjusting to floodlights is not a routine part of their preparation.

Readers Comments