Before the game, Amir had made an announcement that India would not make it to the Semi Finals
India received a heavy defeat from South Africa in their Super 8 game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday, which made former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir laugh.
While pursuing 188 in Ahmedabad, Suryakumar Yadav and Co. found it difficult to get going as the Proteas kept losing wickets at regular intervals, with their bowlers effectively using slower deliveries to their advantage, restricting them to a paltry 111 in 18.5 overs.
It was also India’s first loss in an ICC event across formats since their loss to Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup final at the same venue.
Before the game, Amir had made an announcement that India would not make it to the semi finals.
He had also criticized India’s young opener Abhishek Sharma, calling him a “slogger” and Sharma has had a poor run in the tournament.
After India’s exit, a Pakistani TV channel, in a lighter vein, labeled Amir as an “astrologer” for his on-point predictions about the Indian team and hearing that, Amir laughed.
“The Pakistani team couldn’t do some things, but our panelists sitting in Lahore are doing it. First, Mohammad Amir called Abhishek Sharma a slog-sweeper, after that Sharma is not getting any runs. Then, you said India will not be able to make it to the semi-final, it seems now India is taking your word very seriously. Here, we have an astrologer, cricketer, and the left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir,” the host of the show said.
To this Mohammad Amir burst out in laughter and said, “Kya bana diya hai mujhe? Allah maaf kare.”
In addition, India’s defeat had a negative impact on its net run rate, which is currently at -3.800. India will now have to get the better of Zimbabwe (Feb 26, Chennai) and the West Indies (March 1, Kolkata) to seal a semifinal berth. South Africa, on its part, will play the West Indies next on February 26.
