Kanpur, March 8 -- India are ready to defend their title against New Zealand in the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, and the Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav's childhood coach Kapil Pandey stressed the need for the bowlers to do well in the summit clash.

Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Kapil Pandey said, "It's a big ground. All our batsmen will have to play cautiously and score big, as they did against England. I want Abhishek Sharma and our opening batsman, Sanju Samson, to get off to a good start, and then Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, and Tilak Varma to score another big total, like they did against England. Set a target of at least 250 runs, which will be very diff...