{"id":72000,"date":"2026-02-12T19:27:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=72000"},"modified":"2026-02-12T19:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:27:30","slug":"namibia-captain-criticizes-lack-of-floodlight-practice-ahead-of-india-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=72000","title":{"rendered":"Namibia Captain criticizes lack of floodlight practice ahead of India clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus has raised concerns over lack of practice under floodlights ahead of their T20 World Cup clash against India.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media, Erasmus said that despite the match being scheduled at night, his team was not given the opportunity to practice under lights. \u201cI don\u2019t understand why this is happening. I believe Indian players have had two sessions under floodlights, Canada\u2019s team is training at night\u2014they are doing whatever they want,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Erasmus added that Namibia lacks the proper infrastructure for floodlight matches, yet the team was still not allowed sufficient practice time. \u201cMost of our players are not used to playing under lights and have rarely had night sessions. Even here in India, we were only allowed to practice from 2 PM to 3 PM,\u201d he said. Despite these challenges, the captain vowed that Namibia would fight for their country. The India-Namibia match is scheduled to start at 6:30 PM in Delhi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus has raised concerns over lack of practice under floodlights ahead of their T20 World Cup clash against India. Speaking to the media, Erasmus said that despite the match being scheduled at night, his team was not given the opportunity to practice under lights. \u201cI don\u2019t understand why this is happening. 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